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Build structured agent loops with small local models (Qwen 3.6 32B, Gemma 4 9B).

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Limit scope per step, use a strict plan/act/observe/refine cycle, and keep tools small. For classification, extraction, and routing tasks, local models match cloud performance at zero per-call cost.

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