Lesson 1: Where the model runs, and one door in front
18 min read·13 Oct 2026
Module 13 · Lesson 1 · About 45 minutes · Needs: Module 1 Lesson 3 (loading SmolLM2), Module 2 Lesson 4 (pricing a call); Module 11 Lesson 4 (redaction) helps
The situation
It is Monday 24 August 2026, week 13. Tomasz wants to try a cheaper model for triage, and you find the provider written by hand in five files. Anika asks where a ticket's text goes: Feldmann Architekten's contract promises EU processing.
The running example is two duplicate-charge tickets: T-1001 from Ana Duarte of Ardent Design, and T-1017 from Jonas Feldmann. By the end, one function decides which model may see each. The EU clause is simulated and added in this lesson.