The Mash · three stories, one thread
AI builders face limits at every interface
These stories put catalog capacity, local model behavior, and rate-limited communication in the same frame: what reaches a builder depends on the interface carrying it.
Explore
Check how the shipped plugin catalog size cap affects installs after an update, while older Hermes Agent versions still use the bundled catalog. Separately, examine Ollama’s changed `/v1/responses` and `/v1/models` behavior, and BAQ-TD’s announced result for channels above its capacity threshold.[1][2][3][4][5]
Create
Build a small compatibility test suite this week. Test plugin installation on an updated Hermes Agent version and an older one, then check Ollama’s responses when a request is long or no models are installed.[1][2][3][4]
Theorize
Hypothesis: builders may benefit from testing capacity limits and fallback behavior as explicitly as model output. The shipped catalog and API changes offer concrete test cases; BAQ-TD offers a theoretical question about what can be preserved when communication is limited, not a shipped solution for these products.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
In the mash
NousResearch ships Hermes Agent v0.23.1 plugin catalog fix
The patch lets updated plugin users install from the live catalog again.
BAQ-TD preserves TD rates above a channel-capacity threshold
For researchers studying policy evaluation over rate-limited channels, BAQ-TD combines batching and adaptive quantization with a theoretical convergence guarantee.
Ollama releases v0.40.16 with memory and API changes
The release updates memory use on Apple silicon, Claude Code routing, API responses, and Windows on ARM support for Ollama users.