Agumon, a 2B model as an inline WAF
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Agumon v1.0 is a LoRA adapter on the 2B-parameter MiniCPM5-2B-Base model that classifies a single raw HTTP request as block or allow in one forward pass, serving as an inline web application firewall.
Why it ranked
No. 65 of 127 with a score of 0.62. The panel rated it highest on new information (0.92) and technical depth (0.89), lowest on audience breadth (0.49). Placed No. 65, No. 53 by score alone: the 25th Security story of the day (−0.080). The placement terms move stories; they are not part of the score.
- AI judgeJudge 2claude-haiku-5-5
- Open-weight 2B LoRA model as inline WAF with detailed, mostly reproducible benchmarks against CRS and open-appsec; clear limits stated. Strong security and AI relevance, moderate breadth and novelty.
- AI judgeJudge 3gpt-5.6-luna
- A technically detailed, reproducible WAF model release with extensive benchmarks, training specifics, latency measurements, limitations, and code-oriented deployment guidance. Its results are promising but narrow, partly private, and the paper remains in progress.
Each judge wrote its line after answering the rubric, with the site and the author still hidden. Every answer behind this is in the table under Score.
Score
0.62total under rubric v2.3
- Significance0.53
- Reader interest0.72
- Audience breadth0.49
- Practical relevance0.68
- Substantiated0.84
- Technical depth0.89
- New information0.92
- Counts against: Promotional0.08
- Counts against: Overclaim0.19
Each judge’s answer per question (0–1), their mean and spread, and what the question adds to the score (weight × mean).
| Question | Judge 1 | Judge 2 | Judge 3 | Mean | Spread | Weight | Contribution (weight times mean) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SignificanceHow much does this change what people in tech know or can do? | 0.48 | 0.45 | 0.65 | 0.53 | 0.20 | +0.24 | +0.127 |
| Reader interestWould a well-informed senior engineer or tech founder want to read this today, and likely pass it on? | 0.65 | 0.60 | 0.90 | 0.72 | 0.30 | +0.26 | +0.186 |
| Audience breadthHow many people who build technology does it concern? | 0.56 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.49 | 0.11 | +0.13 | +0.063 |
| Practical relevanceHow useful is it to someone who builds software or tech products? | 0.62 | 0.60 | 0.82 | 0.68 | 0.22 | +0.22 | +0.150 |
| SubstantiatedHow well is it backed? Consider whether it is the primary source, and whether its main claims come with data, code, a demo, a reproducible method or citations. | 0.95 | 0.70 | 0.88 | 0.84 | 0.25 | +0.05 | +0.042 |
| Technical depthHow technically substantive is it? | 0.98 | 0.80 | 0.90 | 0.89 | 0.18 | +0.05 | +0.045 |
| New informationDoes it contain information absent from the stories covered in the last 7 days (list provided)? | 0.88 | 0.90 | 0.98 | 0.92 | 0.10 | +0.05 | +0.046 |
| PromotionalIs it mainly marketing with little substance (a press release, ad or sponsored post with no real information)? A launch post that carries real news is not promotional. | 0.06 | 0.15 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0.12 | −0.19 | −0.015 |
| OverclaimDo the headline or conclusions claim more than the body supports? | 0.18 | 0.30 | 0.08 | 0.19 | 0.22 | −0.11 | −0.021 |
| Sum of contributions | +0.623 | ||||||
| Claim-check penalty | 0.000 | ||||||
| Total, as published | 0.623 | ||||||
Spread is the highest minus the lowest judge answer. marks a spread above 0.40: the judges disagree, and the story is marked contested.
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