alt.hn

7/28/2026 at 7:17:01 PM

Analysis of Opus 5's 'Contrition'

https://github.com/curtis-arch/Why-Opus-feels-intolerable/blob/main/reports/recommended-instructions.md

by slowmovintarget

7/29/2026 at 2:27:50 AM

Interesting. I will try some of of those instructions but I don't mind much about the tics.

My actual complaint: end-of-turn summaries that are undecipherable unless you watched the session closely. Both Opus and Fable regularly ends hours of work with status updates phrased in crystal clear terms like:

  "**V2** debug-helper gate (R4d) | Medium-risk | Gate on `?debug=1` URL param at 3 fixture sites — **not** a localStorage flag (`browser_page` clears it every test). 284 debug-API calls ride the fixture, so R4d goes last+alone"

by nightshift1

7/29/2026 at 5:03:31 AM

Bit frustrating. any kind of benchmark or even a few examples showing that this produces better outputs would have been nice.

by bomewish

7/28/2026 at 10:27:13 PM

Does this work? Appreciate honest testimonials from anybody unrelated to the OP or author.

by urbandw311er

7/28/2026 at 7:33:14 PM

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by slowmovintarget