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A Model Tag Is Not a Runner Contract: Ollama’s MLX Default and What Still Differs
Ollama v0.40.0-rc0 defaults supported Apple Silicon models to MLX under the same pull/run tags — a model tag is not a runner contract. Pin versions, name the engine, keep offline plans honest.
A Subaddress Is Not a Separate Identity: Janus Outputs, Sweeps, and the Seed Boundary
Subaddresses give you receive unlinkability against observers and honest payers. They do not give you identity isolation against an active counterparty, your own consolidation transactions, or a service's account database.
Docker Is the Starting Line, Not the Boundary: Mapping Every Bridge Out of Agent Zero
Agent Zero's container is the default starting position, not the security boundary. The real boundary is the sum of the bridges you enable: which model endpoints each slot talks to, whether the host connector may read files or run code, which browser it drives, and which plugins, MCP servers, and extensions you install.
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Open Weights Is Not Open Source: What a Model Licence Actually Lets You Do
Open weights means the learned parameters are downloadable. Open source means a specific set of freedoms over the form you would need to modify the system. A model can be the first without being the second.
2026-10-23
A Subaddress Is Not a Separate Identity: Janus Outputs, Sweeps, and the Seed Boundary
Subaddresses give you receive unlinkability against observers and honest payers. They do not give you identity isolation against an active counterparty, your own consolidation transactions, or a service's account database.
2026-10-21
A Docs MCP Can Read the Whole Protocol. The Line to Watch Is Signing
A documentation MCP server is read-only by design, and that is what makes it easy to say yes to. The line worth watching is not what an agent can read, but whether anything in its reach can sign.
2026-10-20
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