Headlong: Open Source Microharness for Persistent, Continuously Thinking Agents
CShorten30 · x · 2026-08-25
Andy Konwinski and others released Headlong, an open-source microharness for "persistent agents." Unlike reactive agents that freeze between tasks, Headlong agents are never asleep, continuously generating thoughts in a self-guided loop inspired by human inner monologue. User messages act merely as observations in the agent's stream of thought.
Related event: Headlong Open-Sources a Never-Sleeping Persistent Agent Microframework(8 posts)→
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