https://openflows.org/blog/ Longform field notes and analysis on the open source AI ecosystem en-us Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:06:06 GMT https://openflows.org/blog/resisting-openclaw-uprising/ https://openflows.org/blog/resisting-openclaw-uprising/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT openclaw local-inference agent-governance infrastructure-strain civic-ai Analyzing the infrastructure strain and governance challenges emerging from the OpenClaw adoption wave, focusing on local inference sovereignty and civic resilience. https://openflows.org/blog/entre-nous/ https://openflows.org/blog/entre-nous/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT agentic-culture operational-literacy nous-research hermes-agent An analysis of the Nous Research Discord as an epistemic culture around agentic systems. Examining how Hermes functions as a shared object of inquiry rather than a product, and how intellectual permeability fosters collective literacy without the urgency of typical technical communities. https://openflows.org/blog/end-qwen-credits/ https://openflows.org/blog/end-qwen-credits/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT qwen-agent chinese-open-source-llm-landscape-2026 open-weights-commons inspectable-agent-operations local-inference-baseline feedback-circuit The discontinuation of Qwen free access programs highlights vulnerabilities in developer reliance on corporate benevolence for open infrastructure. This analysis examines the technical implications, communication gaps, and the necessity for resilient local inference alternatives.