Sebastian Raschka: the real appeal of open-source agent harnesses is inspectability, not price
rasbt · x · 2026-09-23
Sebastian Raschka argues that the main appeal of open-source agent harnesses isn't that they are free, but that we can inspect what they are doing on our computers. For agents with high privileges — executing code, touching files — transparency and auditability matter more than cost.
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