Rob LeClerc: Agent Harness Splits Into Model Side and Company Side

Rob LeClerc argues that the term "harness" conflates two things: the model-side loop (tool calls, memory, autonomy) that turns models into agents, and the company-side infrastructure that hosts them. He suggests labs build the former while companies build their own "plane and cockpit."

2026-10-28 ~ 2026-10-28 · 2 related posts

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