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What should a harness actually be? Case for minimal loop, no plugins

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Talking with a friend about agent architecture, we kept circling: what should a harness actually be? My take: minimal connector, nothing more. Harness = conversation loop + tool calling + results back. That's it. Temptation is plugins/hooks/middleware/lifecycle events. Each sensible alone, together…

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