Analyzed 500+ builder complaints across AI subreddits: why the number one frustration in 2026 isn't hallucination, but context drift and prompt ping-pongs
Summary
An analysis of 500+ AI builder community discussions finds context drift and prompt-fighting, not hallucination, are the top 2026 frustrations, motivating the launch of Skillware, a modular agent framework with deterministic execution and just-in-time skill disclosure.
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