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Aditya Karnam
AI researcher building the infrastructure layer for reliable agents.
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Researching the infrastructure behind reliable AI agents.

I work on the systems layer behind next-generation AI agents: memory, retrieval, model routing, evaluation, local inference, and runtimes that help agents maintain state, simulate outcomes, and act reliably.The future of AI is not just larger language models. It is infrastructure that lets models understand environments, reason across time, and interact with the world.
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Operating LoopStudying how agents remember, retrieve, route, and act — and building the systems that let them do it reliably.
01Observe
02Model
03Simulate
04Act
05Evaluate
06Update
ProofSix systems that show the work, not just describe it.
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subagent-fleet

local inference · model routingPersistent agent systems get expensive fast. Local-first routing turns spare Macs, workstations, and Ollama nodes into inspectable infrastructure instead of one opaque endpoint.Write-up

embenx

retrieval · memory layerAI agents need a swappable and inspectable memory substrate. embenx reduces retrieval glue code while preserving the ability to choose the right storage backend per workload.Write-up

AI Toolkit

tool interface · prompt systemsReliable AI systems need a disciplined interface layer. These tools sharpen prompts, evaluation criteria, and operator workflows before heavier agent runtime infrastructure is added.Toolkit

awesome-agentic-memory

memory research · MCPThought leadership in an emerging category requires ecosystem compression. This project translates a fragmented memory landscape into a clearer infrastructure map.Guide

antigravity-cmux-skills

Claude Code skills · agent orchestrationMulti-agent workflows often require manual context switching between sessions. antigravity-cmux-skills turns tmux into a first-class agent coordination primitive, letting builders run parallel AI sessions with structured visibility and no platform lock-in.GitHub

mcp-scholarly

MCP · research retrievalResearch-grounded agents need a reliable retrieval path to scholarly knowledge. mcp-scholarly closes the gap between LLM training data and verifiable, up-to-date academic sources.GitHub
How I ThinkAI agents need more than a foundation model — they need infrastructure for state, memory, retrieval, tool use, model routing, and evaluation, with interfaces and simulation loops layered on top as that foundation matures. My research explores that connective tissue between models and reliable action.
Layer 01

Agent Runtime

Execution layer for planners, implementers, reviewers, and agent role orchestration.
Layer 02

State + Memory Layer

Durable context about tasks, users, tools, and prior outcomes over long horizons.
Layer 03

Retrieval + Context Layer

Backend-agnostic search, filtering, and recall for relevant context at runtime.
Layer 04

Model Routing + Local/Cloud Inference

Routing policies across local Ollama nodes, hosted models, and specialized backends.
Layer 05

Observability + Evaluation

Operational visibility and behavior measurement for systems acting over time.
Latest Signal

Local LLM serving on Apple Silicon, evaluated instead of guessed

Ran the same workload set through Ollama, vLLM Metal, and SGLang on an Apple M5 Pro, with a warmed response-quality eval suite and Gemma 4 as a second judge — then a Qwen 3.5 sweep from 0.8B to 9B.
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रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि॥

May I be granted excellence, victory, worthy recognition, and freedom from hostility.

© 2026 Aditya Karnam. AI Researcher.
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