Research notes, methods and releases from SWT Labs.https://stopwastingtokens.com/https://stopwastingtokens.com/blog/vbw-2-the-model-proposes-the-kernel-disposes/https://stopwastingtokens.com/blog/vbw-2-the-model-proposes-the-kernel-disposes/VBW 2 is a rewrite built on one rule, the model proposes and a program decides. A short tour of what changes, and why tokens stopped being the point.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://stopwastingtokens.com/blog/where-the-tokens-go/https://stopwastingtokens.com/blog/where-the-tokens-go/Much of what an agent team spends goes on managing itself, not on your code. Here is how VBW 1 cut that overhead by about 70%, and exactly how we counted.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://stopwastingtokens.com/blog/why-we-publish-the-method-first/https://stopwastingtokens.com/blog/why-we-publish-the-method-first/Savings claims about AI agents are easy to make and hard to check. Here is the rule we hold ourselves to before any figure appears on this site.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT