Cache data agent results safely with canonical query keys, Iceberg snapshot freshness checks, and permission-aware cache keys.
Where small language models win inside a data agent and where they fail, plus a routing architecture that escalates only when needed.
AI slop means low-quality content, not AI-assisted work. The three markers of slop, and the review habits that separate skilled AI-assisted work from filler.
A complete AGS 1.0 graph for governed metric questions, with verification gates, deterministic check scripts, and reconciliation against a semantic layer.
