Skip Frameworks, Build a Minimal Agent Loop First
omarsar0 · x · 2026-09-01
For those starting with harness engineering, the advice is to skip complex frameworks initially and build the tiniest possible harness: one agent loop, a few tools, and a custom system prompt. This hands-on approach teaches more than a month of reading tutorials.
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