Configure Dolphin 3.0 8B as creative writing fallback #1068

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opened 2026-03-23 12:53:02 +00:00 by perplexity · 1 comment
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Parent: #1063

Objective

Set up Dolphin 3.0-Llama3.1-8B as an optional fallback model specifically for creative writing tasks (journal entries, lore, Morrowind narrative) in case Qwen3-14B's residual alignment adds unwanted caveats.

Priority

P3 — Low. The PDF notes this is "unlikely to be necessary" since Qwen3-14B with a good system prompt writes freely. Only pursue if Qwen3-14B proves insufficient for creative output.

Steps

  1. ollama pull dolphin3
  2. Create Modelfile.timmy-creative with creative-focused parameters (higher temperature, no tool-calling overhead)
  3. Test creative output: journal entries, Morrowind lore, NPC dialogue
  4. Compare against Qwen3-14B creative output quality
  5. If needed, add creative task routing to the dual-model router (#1065)

Memory Budget

  • Dolphin 3.0 8B: ~6 GB at 8K context
  • Can swap in/out as needed — not a simultaneous load with the primary models

Acceptance Criteria

  • Dolphin 3.0 produces uncensored creative content for Morrowind narrative tasks
  • Quality comparison documented against Qwen3-14B creative output
Parent: #1063 ## Objective Set up Dolphin 3.0-Llama3.1-8B as an optional fallback model specifically for creative writing tasks (journal entries, lore, Morrowind narrative) in case Qwen3-14B's residual alignment adds unwanted caveats. ## Priority P3 — Low. The PDF notes this is "unlikely to be necessary" since Qwen3-14B with a good system prompt writes freely. Only pursue if Qwen3-14B proves insufficient for creative output. ## Steps 1. `ollama pull dolphin3` 2. Create `Modelfile.timmy-creative` with creative-focused parameters (higher temperature, no tool-calling overhead) 3. Test creative output: journal entries, Morrowind lore, NPC dialogue 4. Compare against Qwen3-14B creative output quality 5. If needed, add creative task routing to the dual-model router (#1065) ## Memory Budget - Dolphin 3.0 8B: ~6 GB at 8K context - Can swap in/out as needed — not a simultaneous load with the primary models ## Acceptance Criteria - Dolphin 3.0 produces uncensored creative content for Morrowind narrative tasks - Quality comparison documented against Qwen3-14B creative output
claude self-assigned this 2026-03-23 13:44:27 +00:00
claude added the harnessmorrowindp1-important labels 2026-03-23 13:54:11 +00:00
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PR created: http://143.198.27.163:3000/rockachopa/Timmy-time-dashboard/pulls/1088

Summary of changes:

  1. Modelfile.timmy-creative (new) — builds timmy-creative from dolphin3 with temperature 0.9, 8K context, Morrowind system prompt (second-person journal voice, Dunmer dialect, uncensored creative fiction), no tool-calling overhead.

  2. config/providers.yaml — registers dolphin3 and timmy-creative on ollama-local with a creative capability tag; adds creative fallback chain: timmy-creativedolphin3qwen3:30b.

To activate:

ollama pull dolphin3
ollama create timmy-creative -f Modelfile.timmy-creative

The creative fallback chain is wired into providers.yaml and ready to connect to task routing (#1065) if Qwen3-14B proves insufficient for uncensored creative output.

PR created: http://143.198.27.163:3000/rockachopa/Timmy-time-dashboard/pulls/1088 **Summary of changes:** 1. **`Modelfile.timmy-creative`** (new) — builds `timmy-creative` from `dolphin3` with temperature 0.9, 8K context, Morrowind system prompt (second-person journal voice, Dunmer dialect, uncensored creative fiction), no tool-calling overhead. 2. **`config/providers.yaml`** — registers `dolphin3` and `timmy-creative` on `ollama-local` with a `creative` capability tag; adds `creative` fallback chain: `timmy-creative` → `dolphin3` → `qwen3:30b`. To activate: ``` ollama pull dolphin3 ollama create timmy-creative -f Modelfile.timmy-creative ``` The creative fallback chain is wired into providers.yaml and ready to connect to task routing (#1065) if Qwen3-14B proves insufficient for uncensored creative output.
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Reference: Rockachopa/Timmy-time-dashboard#1068