Hardware-adaptive local LLM & cloud cascading gateway with Architect & Builder pipeline. Intelligently routes requests between local NVIDIA RTX 5090 (32GB VRAM) and Google Gemini cloud API based on complexity, context size, and dynamic biasing.
CascadeGateway has three tools with basic schemas and descriptions, but significant quality gaps. Tool names lack clear action verbs (query_local_5090, cascade_llm are vague about what they return). Descriptions are present but generic (194-char baseline; these average ~120 chars, borderline). Parameters lack type specificity, system_prompt has no type annotation visible in schema. No output schema documented. Error handling returns raw exception strings ('Error communicating with local 5090: {e}') rather than actionable guidance. No parameter validation, no enum constraints, no pagination support. The get_cascade_metrics tool has empty inputSchema properties but no description of what 'metrics' means. Overall, definitions are skeletal, functional but not LLM-optimized.
Run a query through the intelligent cascading gateway (RTX 5090 -> Gemini) with dynamic biasing.
Get live metrics on tokens saved locally on the RTX 5090, local offload percentage, and biasing state.
Run a query or code task directly on the local NVIDIA RTX 5090 (qwen2.5-coder:32b) at $0 token cost.
Tool names lack action verbs. 'query_local_5090' and 'cascade_llm' do not clearly signal what action occurs or what is returned. Should be 'run_local_inference' or 'invoke_cascade_gateway'.
No output schema documented. LLMs cannot plan downstream calls or extract structured data. All three tools return plain text strings; should declare return type as {type: 'object', properties: {result: {type: 'string'}}}.
Error handling returns raw exception strings. 'Error communicating with local 5090: {e}' gives LLM no recovery path. Should return structured errors with actionable guidance: 'Local RTX 5090 unavailable. Falling back to Gemini cascade. Retry in 30s or check port 8000.'
| Scored | Grade | Overall | Spec posture | Rubric |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | F | 45 | 2026-07-28+ | v2 |
get_cascade_metrics description is vague ('Get live metrics...') and does not explain what fields are returned or when to call it. Should state: 'Returns {tokens_saved_local: int, offload_percentage: float, biasing_state: string}. Call to monitor cascade efficiency.'
No parameter validation or constraints. system_prompt defaults to a hardcoded string; no enum, no length limits, no format validation. LLMs can pass arbitrary text, risking injection or token waste.