The Model Is a Component: Designing for the Swap
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CatalEx Engineering · Published July 13, 2026 · 09:00 UTC
Every AI platform says it is model-agnostic. Almost none of them are. Not because the teams are lying — because agnosticism isn't a property you declare in a README. It's a seam in the code, and a seam that nothing routinely crosses is a seam that has already rusted shut. You just don't find out until the day you try to move it.