u/No_Bike7237

Been down a rabbit hole lately and I need to know if I'm alone here.

I start with an AI draft. Then I edit. Then I rewrite whole paragraphs. Then I move scenes around. Then I change the ending. Then I look back at the original AI output and nothing is left except maybe three words and a comma.

At what point does it stop being "AI-assisted writing" and just become... writing?

Not complaining, honestly. The AI helps me get past the blank page scream. That first ugly draft exists because of it. But I'm realizing my process is basically: AI generates slop, I chisel away until something good emerges.

Is that what everyone else is doing? Or are people actually keeping most of what the AI writes?

Also curious — does anyone track their "retention rate"? Like, what percentage of the final draft came from the original AI generation vs your own edits? I feel like mine is around 20-30% on a good day.

Not looking for tool recommendations (I know the weekly thread exists). Just genuinely wondering how other people are balancing AI output vs human polish.

What's your ratio looking like?

I'm trying to figure out how to use NVIDIA's free AI models (like the ones on NVIDIA NGC or their playground) with Antigravity agents.

Specifically, I want to know:

1. Is there a way to get a direct API key for NVIDIA's free models? Or are they only accessible through their hosted playground?
2. Can I integrate that API key with Antigravity agents to get the same functionality as their default agents — things like:
   • Whole project summarization
   • Auto-modifications across files
   • Context-aware suggestions
3. Are there alternative free LLM APIs (OpenRouter, Groq, Together AI, etc.) that work seamlessly with Antigravity agents right now?

I've tried the default Antigravity agents and they work well, but I want to experiment with different models without paying for API credits. NVIDIA's free tier seems promising but I can't figure out the integration path.

Has anyone successfully done this? Or is there a workaround I'm missing?

I've been testing different AI writing tools for the past few months — some good, some awful, most somewhere in between.

But something keeps bothering me: they all seem to be solving the same problems in slightly different ways. Better memory? Character tracking? Longer context windows? Sure. Helpful. But not groundbreaking.

So I'm curious — what's the one feature you wish existed that you haven't seen anywhere yet?

I'll go first:

Emotional arc tracking. Not just plot points or character consistency. I want a tool that can look at my chapter and say "Your protagonist is supposed to be hopeful here, but your sentence structure, word choice, and pacing suggest anxiety instead. Did you intend that?"

Basically, a tool that understands tone and emotional journey the way a human beta reader would. Not just what happens, but how it feels.

Feels like we're years away from that. But maybe I'm wrong. What's your impossible wishlist feature?

is there any other ways to use direct api key integration with antigravity agents which can work same as the agents do like whole project summary and auto modifications?