Show HN: Rufous – Agent attuned to small models

Category: ai-ml

Tags: coding-agent, small-models, llm-harness, experimental

Score: 4.3/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 4, Documentation: 2, Utility: 4)

Rufous is an experimental coding agent harness designed to work with small language models (2B-12B parameters), building on research from the Mingbird team. It aims to make capable coding assistance accessible with lightweight models, but provides minimal documentation beyond a brief description and reference to an arXiv paper.

Target audience: AI researchers and developers interested in small language model agents

View on Hacker News