5 Open Source Design Patterns for Long-Horizon Agent Harnesses
Saboo_Shubham_ · x · 2026-08-20
This article presents 5 design patterns for building "long-horizon" agent harnesses, addressing the challenge where agents fail when handling complex tasks spanning days and dozens of sessions. The project is 100% open source with a GitHub repo available.
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