The First Place to Cut Token Spend: Hand the Grunt Work to a Cheap Model (flash-delegate, Field Notes)

The orchestrator (expensive model) only owns task breakdown and review; mechanical work goes to a cheap fast model. One real closed loop, three real pitfalls, and what can and can’t be delegated.

August 15, 2026 · 6 min · Square Uncle

I Write the Spec, Another Model Executes It: Notes From One Real Handoff

Split ’thinking it through’ from ‘building it’, bridged by a spec that pins down measured facts. This is that spec and what the execution produced.

August 10, 2026 · 6 min · Square Uncle