# Notes

Decisions and lessons from the systems I build and run.

## [When a failed coding task cannot simply switch models](https://raidz.net/notes/independent-ai-review/)

How I handle a failed authoring attempt, independent review and uncertainty about the files left behind.

Published Sep 11, 2026 Updated Sep 15, 2026

## [What happened after the tool said “success”?](https://raidz.net/notes/verify-tool-actions/)

A command response, a device reading and a public page can each tell you something different.

Published Sep 11, 2026 Updated Sep 15, 2026

## [One report, many reposts](https://raidz.net/notes/repeated-reports-and-evidence/)

How I group coverage of an event without treating repetition as corroboration.

Published Sep 11, 2026 Updated Sep 14, 2026

## [The cached page was the wrong answer](https://raidz.net/notes/cache-request-limits/)

Two requests for the same page needed different amounts of text. The cache treated them as identical.

Published Sep 14, 2026 Updated Sep 15, 2026

## [An agent was recalling too much](https://raidz.net/notes/agent-memory-retrieval/)

The investigation that led me to reduce retrieved context while keeping stored memories.

Published Sep 14, 2026 Updated Sep 15, 2026

## [A recovery check must also leave a working system alone](https://raidz.net/notes/recovery-checks/)

I tested a network repair in both the broken and healthy states.

Published Sep 14, 2026 Updated Sep 15, 2026

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