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Further Explorations

Once you've built the core agent, here are paths to explore:

Skip OpenRouter and connect directly to the source:

Provider	Why Consider It
Anthropic API	Direct Claude access, prompt caching, lower latency
Google AI Studio	Gemini models, generous free tier, multimodal capabilities
OpenAI API	GPT models, extensive ecosystem, fine-tuning options

Trade-off: Direct connections mean managing multiple API keys and SDKs, but you get provider-specific features and potentially lower costs.

Approach	What to Explore
Vector databases	Pinecone, Chroma, or pgvector for semantic search over past conversations
RAG patterns	Retrieve relevant context before generating responses
Long-term memory	Remember user preferences and project context across sessions
Episodic memory	"Remember when we fixed that bug last week?"

Strategy	When to Use
Model routing	Cheap models for simple tasks, expensive ones for complex reasoning
Cascade patterns	Try fast model first, fall back to powerful model if confidence is low
Ensemble approaches	Multiple models vote on critical decisions
Specialized models	Code models for code, general models for planning

Technique	What It Provides
Docker isolation	Run tools in containers that can't touch your real filesystem
Permission systems	Require approval for dangerous operations
Capability tokens	Limit what each session can access
Audit logging	Track every action for security review

Feature	Implementation Ideas
Streaming responses	Show partial output as it generates
Progress indicators	"Searching 47 files..." feedback
Human-in-the-loop	Approval workflows for destructive changes
Undo/rollback	Git-based recovery from mistakes
Voice interface	Speech-to-text input, text-to-speech output

Pattern	What to Research
MCP Integration	Connect to the Model Context Protocol ecosystem
Team agents	Multiple agents collaborating with different roles
Planning agents	Separate planning from execution
Self-improvement	Agents that update their own prompts and skills based on feedback
Evaluation loops	Automated testing of agent behavior