Build a study set from Japanese Buddhist parables
They used a 10-agent swarm to collect Japanese Buddhist parables, render them into another language, and push them into a custom study interface.
- What they did
- They ran Deepseek in a custom harness with around 30 plugins and a lot of tuning, while working on 3 to 4 projects at once. For this project, about 10 agents hunted down medieval Japanese Buddhist parable texts, produced fresh translations, and then loaded the material into a purpose-built language-study interface. For new work, they started with a fairly detailed scope and then refined a rough prototype until it felt ready.
- How it went
- The setup was said to run at roughly $20 a week, with a 99% cache hit rate on long jobs. The source did not say how good the translations were or whether the parable set was finished successfully.
- Tips
- A workflow like this needs good organization, especially if multiple agents are gathering sources and drafting translations at the same time. It also helps to confirm each file format before the agents begin writing into your study system.
Try it yourself with Claude Code
Help me assemble a language-study collection. Find [number] medieval Japanese Buddhist parable texts from [source or collection] that I can access in the original wording. For each item, create a file in [folder name] containing the source text, a translation into [target language], and a short vocabulary list, then add a source link. When everything is ready, show me a compact index of titles and links. If any step would overwrite, delete, send, or publish anything, pause first and ask me to approve it.
Fill in the [brackets]. Agents can make mistakes, so review anything before it is sent, paid or deleted.
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