Pattern: Local Model Stacks Reaching 'Good Enough' Threshold for Agentic Coding Workflows

Multiple (r/LocalLLaMA, GitHub)·high signal

Three signals converging this week: Qwen 3.6-35B-A3B running at 44 tok/s on 16GB GPUs is replacing cloud agents in daily workflows (r/LocalLLaMA, 293 upvotes); llama.cpp b9274 fixes the MTP VRAM leak that was the biggest blocker for 24/7 local inference; and a 106-upvote thread maps the $20K hardware path to full local independence. The emerging consensus: local models can code but can't self-verify — reliability comes from wrapping them in structured loops (git diff, test suites, file-allow gates) rather than trusting model self-assessment. The agent loop is the product, not the model.