LangChain founder emphasizes decoupling model from harness in agent design
colinmcnamara · x · 2026-08-30
Harrison Chase, creator of LangChain, reiterated a core principle for building agents: the separation of the model from the harness. This approach helps avoid vendor lock-in and improves system flexibility and maintainability.
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