Anthropic's Thariq Shihipar argues tool-use frameworks like Claude Code resolve model capability overhang

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He demonstrated Claude Code writing scripts to solve complex filtering prompts

Field Guide to Fable — Thariq Shihipar, AnthropicAsk a chat model which Pokemon names end in aw and it fails, even though it knows every Pokemon by heart. Ask Claude Code and it writes a script, fetches the list, and filters for the answer in seconds. Thariq Shihipar, who works on Claude Code at Anthropic, calls that gap capability overhang: models get smarter in spiky ways, and the tools you give them decide which spikes you can reach. Shihipar covers what it takes to work with Fable, Anthropic's newest model. Claude Code cut 80 percent of its system prompt, since heavy instructions now constrain a model more imaginative than the examples it's given. The ask user question tool went from barely working under Opus 4 to generating embedded HTML questionnaires under Fable. He built a full keynote deck in four hours with it, and argues teams should stop picking two of good, fast, and cheap and start demanding all three. Speaker info: - https://x.com/trq212/ Timestamps:1h agoYouTube

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Brandon@BrandonVanBTECH

@trq212 So sad to see Fable fall tomorrow when it switches to API only. It’s an amazing model but eye wateringly expensive so will be used by large enterprise only. The dream of building a startup with frontier models and leveling the playing field and giving us all a chance is over.

Anthropic's Thariq Shihipar argues tool-use frameworks like Claude Code resolve model capability overhang

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