Overview

Scout is VANTA Research's Entity-002, a 4.3 billion parameter language model fine-tuned on Google's Gemma 3 4B Instruct. It is specifically designed for constraint-aware reasoning and adaptive problem-solving, demonstrating emergent capabilities in tactical analysis and operational decision-making.

Key Capabilities

Constraint-Aware Reasoning: Actively probes user constraints to calibrate solutions.
Systematic Decomposition: Breaks complex problems into navigable tactical phases.
Adaptive Solution Generation: Modifies approaches based on discovered limitations.
Meta-Cognitive Problem Solving: Asks clarifying questions before proposing solutions.
Operational Decision-Making: Demonstrates risk/reward triage under pressure.

Scout differentiates itself by learning how to think about problems rather than what to think, making it a specialist in reconnaissance-style intelligence gathering. It achieves 100% completion on problem decomposition and clarification questions, significantly outperforming the base Gemma 3 4B model.

Good for

IT Operations & Incident Response: Deployment planning, rollback strategies, incident triage.
Strategic Planning: Business projects with unclear requirements, constraint mapping.
Technical Problem-Solving: Complex systems debugging, architecture decisions.
Risk Assessment: Security audits, compliance planning, vulnerability analysis.
Project Scoping: Breaking down ambiguous requests into actionable phases.

Scout is best used with mission-oriented, context-rich, and sequential prompts, allowing it to ask clarifying questions and adapt solutions based on operational constraints. It is not suited for creative writing or general chatbot tasks.