Tutorials Intermediate
Reflection Beam: Get Agent-Ready Before the Weights Drop
Build an effort-routing tool-loop client for Beam's OpenAI-compatible API and size the self-host bill.
8 min read·Kodetra Technologies
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Grok 4.7 Stateless Agents: Replay Encrypted Reasoning
Build a store=false Grok 4.7 tool agent that keeps its reasoning, hits cache, and escalates effort.
13 min read·Kodetra Technologies
11d ago
Tutorials Intermediate
GPT-6 Astra: Change Reasoning Effort Without Losing Cache
Use configuration_update to raise or lower Astra's reasoning effort mid-chat and keep cache hits.
11 min read·Kodetra Technologies
29d ago
Tutorials Intermediate
Async Tool Calls: Stop Your Agent Blocking on Slow APIs
Use async tool calls and a wait tool to keep your agent reasoning while tools run.
12 min read·Kodetra Technologies
29d ago
Tutorials Intermediate
Qwen3.8-Flash-Next: Preserved Thinking, Cheaper Agents
Qwen keeps reasoning across every turn by default. Exploit it, or pay for it.
11 min read·Kodetra Technologies
Aug 27
Tutorials Intermediate
V4-Pro 0813 Just Went GA: A Multi-Step DeepSeek Agent
Build a tool-using DeepSeek V4-Pro agent with effort escalation, on the day it hit GA.
9 min read·Kodetra Technologies
Aug 13
Tutorials Intermediate
Opus 5 Effort Router: Auto-Pick Cost vs Capability
Route each task to the right Claude Opus 5 effort level and cut your token bill.
7 min read·Kodetra Technologies
Jul 27
Tutorials Intermediate
Kimi K3 Reasoning Effort: Stream Thoughts, Cut Cost
Tune Kimi K3's low/high/max reasoning effort and stream reasoning_content to control token cost.
9 min read·Kodetra Technologies
Jul 21
Tutorials Intermediate
Port Kimi K2 Agents to K3: The Reasoning-History Trap
kimi-k3 is not a drop-in swap. Map the params right and dodge the trap that breaks tool loops.
9 min read·Kodetra Technologies
Jul 17
Tutorials Intermediate
GPT-5.6 Persisted Reasoning: Reuse Thinking Across Turns
Use reasoning.context to reuse GPT-5.6's chain of thought across turns and cut redundant tokens.
9 min read·Kodetra Technologies
Jul 16
Tutorials Intermediate
Grok 4.5 Tool Loops: Tune Effort and Cache to Cut Cost
Build an agentic Grok 4.5 tool loop in Python: route reasoning_effort and cache to slash cost.
7 min read·Kodetra Technologies
Jul 10
Tutorials Intermediate
Claude Sonnet 5: Adaptive Thinking and Effort in Python
Master Sonnet 5's on-by-default thinking and the effort knob to cut cost and latency.
9 min read·Kodetra Technologies
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