7 concepts · layman → expert
Glossary
Every term defined at three depths and split by sense — so harness
(the agent runtime) never gets confused with Harness.io (the CI/CD product).
AI/agents
harness
the 'cockpit' that lets an AI model actually do things, not just chat
DevOps
Harness (Harness.io)
Harness.io — a commercial CI/CD and software-delivery platform
AI security
prompt injection
tricking an LLM into following attacker text instead of its real instructions
AI safety
guardrail
a rule or filter meant to stop an AI from doing something harmful
cyber
supply chain attack
attacking software by poisoning something it depends on, not the target directly
cyber
zero-day
a security hole the defenders don't know about yet, so there's no fix
AI/agents
model context protocol
a standard way to plug tools and data into an AI assistant