Start with the failure mode
Before changing a model, define the behavior that is not working. Is the system missing domain context, formatting outputs incorrectly, failing to use tools, or producing answers that cannot be grounded? Each failure suggests a different intervention.
Build a small evaluation loop
A useful loop has representative examples, a baseline, explicit criteria, and a repeatable comparison. Prompt changes, retrieval changes, model changes, and fine-tuning should be evaluated against the same problem—not only against an impressive demo.
Adapt with restraint
Wizardry Models is intended to source, adapt, evaluate, fine-tune, integrate, and deploy models for specific products. The right result may be a better prompt, a stronger retrieval pipeline, a provider change, or a fine-tuned model. The evaluation should decide.