Hacker News Board Hacker News, browsed like a classic message board
Live data from Hacker News

Munder Difflin – Agent harness to run an office of your clones

munderdiffl.in

Post reply on HN
Print view View original

151–160 of 162 posts

Re: Munder Difflin – Agent harness to run an office of your clones

#151

Post by xp84 »

qarl2 wrote: post #137
Dylan16807 wrote: post #127

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you want to over-analyze people's reactions, sure I'll help: They're pigeon-holing because it can't be both. This isn't a situation where there's real overlap. Ambiguity is a lot more fun when there is substantial overlap, and on top of that ambiguity for the question of "is this useful" is bad ambiguity much more often than it's fun ambiguity.

> it can't be both Really? Do you have a proof of that? Looking outside the realm of computer software, are you familiar with the concept of satire? "A Modest Proposal" is both funny and deadly serious at the same time. And it's been studied for hundreds of years. So I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree.

I really don’t get what you’re going on about. If it’s actual satire, then it is not real. If it isn’t real then it’s not a tool I can use for my job which is what it says it is.

I still don’t freaking know if this thing is a joke or not.

Re: Munder Difflin – Agent harness to run an office of your clones

#152

Post by Dylan16807 »

01100011 wrote: post #53
qarl2 wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

did i say he was being unreasonable? i asked him why he's pigeon-holing it. and you, too? don't hackers enjoy a little bit of playful ambiguity in their lives? must it be all serious all the time? sheesh.

Sir, this is the Internet in 2026. We don't allow playful anything unless the intent is clearly labeled and approved by your local decency csar. Please continue to refrain from double entendre, sarcasm, irony, or any other form of misunderstandable communication. Every thought must be of clear intent to the community so we may apply the correct direction of moderation to facilitate the amplification or suppression of…

Or just like, don't mock people for asking what the intent is.

Re: Munder Difflin – Agent harness to run an office of your clones

#153

Post by oasisaimlessly »

qarl2 wrote: post #149
grey-area wrote: post #70

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They would 1 times out of 10 if they were an LLM. Then say sorry, you’re absolutely right I shouldn’t have jumped off the cliff.

You know - that's why we use 2 agents for any important decision. 1 in 10 becomes 1 in 100. And you can get any degree of accuracy you desire. If only humans were so reliable. Why are you ignoring basic principles of engineering?

That only works if failures are uncorrelated.

Why are you ignoring basic principles of engineering?

Re: Munder Difflin – Agent harness to run an office of your clones

#154

Post by qarl2 »

oasisaimlessly wrote: post #153
qarl2 wrote: post #149

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You know - that's why we use 2 agents for any important decision. 1 in 10 becomes 1 in 100. And you can get any degree of accuracy you desire. If only humans were so reliable. Why are you ignoring basic principles of engineering?

That only works if failures are uncorrelated. Why are you ignoring basic principles of engineering?

HEH. Never used agents, huh? The failures are mostly uncorrelated.

Why are you ignoring basic principles of engineering (knowing what you're talking about before opening your mouth)?

Re: Munder Difflin – Agent harness to run an office of your clones

#155

Post by qarl2 »

Dylan16807 wrote: post #148
qarl2 wrote: post #137

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> it can't be both Really? Do you have a proof of that? Looking outside the realm of computer software, are you familiar with the concept of satire? "A Modest Proposal" is both funny and deadly serious at the same time. And it's been studied for hundreds of years. So I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree.

A modest proposal isn't serious about what it suggests . It's not a real way to solve either problem it talks about. If that's the best comparison, then this is straightforwardly not a productivity tool .

I'm sorry I was not able to explain to you how things can be two things at the same time.

Re: Munder Difflin – Agent harness to run an office of your clones

#156

Post by qarl2 »

xp84 wrote: post #151
qarl2 wrote: post #137

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> it can't be both Really? Do you have a proof of that? Looking outside the realm of computer software, are you familiar with the concept of satire? "A Modest Proposal" is both funny and deadly serious at the same time. And it's been studied for hundreds of years. So I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree.

I really don’t get what you’re going on about. If it’s actual satire, then it is not real. If it isn’t real then it’s not a tool I can use for my job which is what it says it is. I still don’t freaking know if this thing is a joke or not.

Satire is merely an analogy.

I think maybe you're having trouble with metaphor and ambiguity.

Re: Munder Difflin – Agent harness to run an office of your clones

#157

Post by CodeWithLeo »

chaicodes wrote: post #18

Hey guys, thanks for putting it here, I am Chaitanya I built Munder Difflin, I am here to answer all your questions(except nylonstrung). For people who haven't tried it: Munder Difflin is a local multi-agent harness that wraps around your existing claude code and codex subscriptions(we literally support almost all harnesses/coding agents). Simulations are deterministic, they do not consume tokens, infact most of the…

[flagged]

Re: Munder Difflin – Agent harness to run an office of your clones

#158

Post by CodeWithLeo »

joshstrange wrote: post #63

Ok, I've been running it for a couple hours and below are my thoughts. Please note that I do find it fascinating even if most of what I'm about to say is complaining about the parts I like less. - Pipelines, not agents. Roles, not agents. I really don't like the idea of defined agents with their own prompt. I want to define roles and spin up N agents with that role. Furthermore I want pipelines "Plan -> Review Plan -…

The pipeline + checkpointing framing resonates. The "ask me" tab needing love is a real pain point — human-in-the-loop approval gates work best when they're surfaced proactively, not buried.

Re: Munder Difflin – Agent harness to run an office of your clones

#159

Post by Dylan16807 »

qarl2 wrote: post #155
Dylan16807 wrote: post #148

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A modest proposal isn't serious about what it suggests . It's not a real way to solve either problem it talks about. If that's the best comparison, then this is straightforwardly not a productivity tool .

I'm sorry I was not able to explain to you how things can be two things at the same time.

Some ideas can overlap, some ideas can't. By ignoring the specifics of this situation, you confuse yourself into being wrong.

Re: Munder Difflin – Agent harness to run an office of your clones

#160

Post by qarl2 »

Dylan16807 wrote: post #159
qarl2 wrote: post #155

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm sorry I was not able to explain to you how things can be two things at the same time.

Some ideas can overlap, some ideas can't. By ignoring the specifics of this situation, you confuse yourself into being wrong.

Sigh.

"I'm right, you're wrong" doesn't make a very good proof.

EDIT: I'm going to bed. You may have the last word.

Post reply on HN