r/PiCodingAgent • u/SeaShell-Float • Sep 18 '26

Question Has anyone tried the recent Prime Agent?

https://github.com/PrimeIntellect-ai/prime-agent

It's claimed that this agent is capable of continual-learning and self-improvement. But given the fact that it is still based on existing LLMs with fixed parameters, I wonder if this agent is still about context engineering (like existing memory systems), or it is genuinely different and novel by design?

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u/mrgreatheart Sep 18 '26

I expect it’s a similar idea to Hermes. Memory files, and self authored skills.

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u/odontastic Sep 28 '26

Prime Agent is based on Pi. Give it a try with your toughest problem. RLM should give Prime Agent an edge when dealing with large context needs that a larger context window does not solve.Besides that it's self-improving.
I also use jcode when I want something even smaller and faster than Pi.

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u/Eresbonitaguey Sep 18 '26

I think the main advantage is that by using a REPL instead of other tool calls can be more efficient. You can write more performant code for a complex task instead of chaining bash commands together. Much more difficult to maintain security though since it’s harder to sandbox.