SIGNAL//DESK
AI/agentssrc: community/Anthropic

harness

The 'cockpit' bolted around an AI model so it can actually do things — click tools, remember context, take steps — instead of just chatting.

The runtime/scaffolding around an LLM: tool dispatch, context management, and the agent loop (plan → act → observe). Colloquially 'MCP for agents'.

The agent execution environment hosting an LLM: tool/permission brokering, context-window and memory management, the perceive-decide-act control loop, and integration wiring (e.g. MCP servers). Distinct from the model weights.


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