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What is an agent harness?
An agent harness is the code that orchestrates model calls, tool execution, state, and policy around a base model. It is distinct from the model weights. Prime Agent's harness includes the streaming agent loop, persistent IPython kernel, daemon, sessions, refinement, and provider adapters, all running with the user's OS permissions.
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Model vs harness
An agent harness is the code that orchestrates model calls, tool execution, state, and policy around a base model. It is distinct from the model weights. Prime Agent's harness includes the streaming agent loop, persistent IPython kernel, daemon, sessions, refinement, and provider adapters, all running with the user's OS permissions.
- S001 supports the route's current claim set.
- S003 supports the route's current claim set.
- S007 supports the route's current claim set.
Prime Agent harness
An agent harness is the code that orchestrates model calls, tool execution, state, and policy around a base model. It is distinct from the model weights. Prime Agent's harness includes the streaming agent loop, persistent IPython kernel, daemon, sessions, refinement, and provider adapters, all running with the user's OS permissions.
- S001 supports the route's current claim set.
- S003 supports the route's current claim set.
- S007 supports the route's current claim set.
Trust boundary
Everything here runs inside the local trust boundary. If a section mentions code execution, remember that process separation improves reliability and recovery more than it improves security.
Comparison notes
An agent harness is the code that orchestrates model calls, tool execution, state, and policy around a base model. It is distinct from the model weights. Prime Agent's harness includes the streaming agent loop, persistent IPython kernel, daemon, sessions, refinement, and provider adapters, all running with the user's OS permissions.
- S001 supports the route's current claim set.
- S003 supports the route's current claim set.
- S007 supports the route's current claim set.