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LLMs struggle with agentic tasks due to poor instruction following, user reports

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A user on Reddit's r/LocalLLaMA forum expressed frustration with current large language models (LLMs), stating they are ineffective for agentic tasks due to an inability to follow detailed instructions. The user found that even models like Qwen3.6 and its variants, including a 'thinking' version, failed to adhere to specific directives for tasks such as private data sorting. This led to a query about the importance of 'thinking' capabilities in LLMs for complex instruction following. AI

IMPACT Highlights a potential gap in current LLM capabilities for complex agentic tasks requiring detailed instruction adherence.

RANK_REASON User opinion piece on LLM capabilities.

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LLMs struggle with agentic tasks due to poor instruction following, user reports

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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/madcow_bg ·

    Unpopular opinion: LLMs without thinking are useless for agentic work because they can't follow instructions

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I've been trying to create semi-autonomous agents to handle private data sorting, and regardless of their size I find them unable to follow detailed instructions provided in AGENTS.md</p> <p>I have tried qwen3.6, then qwen3-coder, and any instruc…

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