RAG vs. Skill vs. MCP vs. RLM

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ND	RAG vs. Skill vs. MCP vs. RLM (blog.alexewerlof.com)
	25 points by weltview 5 days ago \| 0 comments on HN ~lite vlite-2.0

Summary ~lite

Technical blog post comparing RAG, Skill, MCP, and RLM techniques, written by Alex Ewerlöf.

Lite evaluation by llama-4-scout-wai-psq · editorial channel only · no per-section breakdown available

Longitudinal 11 HN snapshots · 79 evals

Audit Trail 99 entries

2026-03-05 07:47	eval_success	PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.280 (3 dims)	- -
2026-03-05 07:47	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-05 07:42	eval_success	PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.280 (3 dims)	- -
2026-03-05 07:42	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive)
2026-03-05 07:32	eval_success	PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.000 (3 dims)	- -
2026-03-05 07:32	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai-psq: 0.00 (Neutral)
2026-03-03 14:25	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.02)	- -
2026-03-03 14:25	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical blog post comparing AI techniques, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-03 14:25	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 0R	- -
2026-03-03 14:15	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.05)	- -
2026-03-03 14:15	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-3.3-70b-wai: 1W 0R	- -
2026-03-03 14:15	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog, neutral stance, open access
2026-03-03 13:40	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.02)	- -
2026-03-03 13:40	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 0R	- -
2026-03-03 13:40	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical blog post comparing AI techniques, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-03 13:35	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.05)	- -
2026-03-03 13:35	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog, neutral stance, open access
2026-03-03 13:35	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-3.3-70b-wai: 1W 0R	- -
2026-03-03 13:00	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.02)	- -
2026-03-03 13:00	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 0R	- -
2026-03-03 13:00	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical blog post comparing AI techniques, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-03 12:52	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.05)	- -
2026-03-03 12:52	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog, neutral stance, open access
2026-03-03 12:52	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-3.3-70b-wai: 1W 0R	- -
2026-03-03 12:18	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.02)	- -
2026-03-03 12:18	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical blog post comparing AI techniques, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-03 12:18	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 0R	- -
2026-03-03 12:12	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.05)	- -
2026-03-03 12:12	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-3.3-70b-wai: 1W 0R	- -
2026-03-03 12:12	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog, neutral stance, open access
2026-03-03 11:31	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.02)	- -
2026-03-03 11:31	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical blog post comparing AI techniques, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-03 11:25	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog, neutral stance, open access
2026-03-03 11:20	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog, neutral stance, open access
2026-03-03 10:48	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical blog post comparing AI techniques, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-03 10:43	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical blog post comparing AI techniques, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-03 10:35	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog, neutral stance, open access
2026-03-03 10:01	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical blog post comparing AI techniques, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-03 09:55	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog, neutral stance, open access
2026-03-03 09:09	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical blog post comparing AI techniques, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-03 09:06	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog, neutral stance, open access
2026-03-03 09:04	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical blog post comparing AI techniques, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-03 09:02	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog, neutral stance, open access
2026-03-03 08:25	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical blog post comparing AI techniques, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-03 08:22	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog, neutral stance, open access
2026-03-03 07:50	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical blog post comparing AI techniques, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-03 07:47	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog, neutral stance, open access
2026-03-03 07:05	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical blog post comparing AI techniques, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-03 07:03	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog, neutral stance, open access
2026-03-03 06:16	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical blog post comparing AI techniques, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-03 06:16	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog, neutral stance, open access
2026-03-03 05:44	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical blog post comparing AI techniques, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-03 05:41	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog, neutral stance, open access
2026-03-03 04:59	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical blog post comparing AI techniques, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-03 04:58	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog, neutral stance, open access
2026-03-03 04:29	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical blog post comparing AI techniques, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-03 04:26	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog, neutral stance, open access
2026-03-03 03:51	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical blog post comparing AI techniques, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-03 03:50	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog, neutral stance, open access
2026-03-03 03:45	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog, neutral stance, open access
2026-03-03 03:13	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical blog post comparing AI techniques, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-03 03:07	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog, neutral stance, open access
2026-03-03 03:03	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog, neutral stance, open access
2026-03-03 02:37	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical blog post comparing AI techniques, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-03 02:32	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical blog post comparing AI techniques, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-03 02:26	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog, neutral stance, open access
2026-03-03 02:21	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog, neutral stance, open access
2026-03-03 02:00	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical blog post comparing AI techniques, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-03 01:54	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical blog post comparing AI techniques, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-03 01:42	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog, neutral stance, open access
2026-03-03 01:09	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical blog post comparing AI techniques, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-03 01:04	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog, neutral stance, open access
2026-03-03 00:59	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog, neutral stance, open access
2026-03-03 00:25	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical blog post comparing AI techniques, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-03 00:20	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) -0.14
	reasoning Technical blog post comparing AI techniques, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-03 00:16	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) +0.01
	reasoning Tech blog, neutral stance, open access
2026-03-02 23:49	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
	reasoning Technical blog post comparing AI techniques, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-02 23:46	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.04 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog, neutral stance, open access
2026-03-02 23:11	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
	reasoning Technical blog post comparing AI techniques, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-02 23:07	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.04 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog, neutral stance, open access
2026-03-02 22:32	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) +0.16
	reasoning Technical blog post comparing AI techniques, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-02 22:26	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.04 (Neutral) +0.04
	reasoning Tech blog, neutral stance, open access
2026-03-02 21:55	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical blog post comparing AI techniques, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-02 21:51	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog, neutral stance, open access
2026-03-02 21:50	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical blog post comparing AI techniques, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-02 21:47	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog, neutral stance, open access
2026-03-02 21:10	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical blog post comparing AI techniques, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-02 21:10	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog, neutral stance, open access
2026-03-02 21:05	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog, neutral stance, open access
2026-03-02 20:17	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical blog post comparing AI techniques, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-02 20:13	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog, neutral stance, open access
2026-03-02 19:43	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical blog post comparing AI techniques, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-02 19:42	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog, neutral stance, open access
2026-03-02 18:45	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical blog post comparing AI techniques, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-02 18:43	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog, neutral stance, open access
2026-03-02 18:39	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical blog post comparing AI techniques, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-02 18:38	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog, neutral stance, open access
2026-03-02 17:25	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral)
	reasoning Technical blog post comparing AI techniques, no explicit rights discussion
2026-03-02 17:25	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: 0.00 (Neutral)
	reasoning Tech blog, neutral stance, open access

build 0c6d3c6+ka9a · deployed 2026-03-08 00:28 UTC · evaluated 2026-03-08 01:49:15 UTC