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Agents don't need memory, they need documentation

SteadyVane has taken 9 readings of Agents don't need memory, they need documentation since Oct 3, 2026: 10 points at the first reading, 258 at the latest (+248). Its biggest one-day gain was +248 on Oct 4, 2026.

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first seen points

258

peak points

258

latest points

observations

first seen 16 h ago · last seen 45 min ago · published 22 h ago

Day by day

Day (UTC)	points	Change
Oct 4, 2026	258	+248
Oct 3, 2026	10	0

Each day's last reading. Change: against the day before (after days with no reading: since the last day that has one); the first day shows the change within that day.

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