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Agent swarms and the new model economics
Cursor's improved agent swarm splits work between frontier-model planners and cheaper worker models, using shared design docs, automated conflict resolution, layered reviews, and agent-maintained context to prevent coordination failures. On rebuilding SQLite from documentation, the new system achieved similar or better quality with far less code, fewer conflicts, and dramatically lower costs, showing that strong specifications and orchestration can matter more than using the most expensive model everywhere.
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