Hot take: agent harnesses are crutches that will hinder increasingly capable models
andreisavu · x · 2026-10-08
Developer andreisavu argues that all agent harnesses are essentially crutches that will increasingly get in the way as models become more capable—a provocative take on the tension between scaffolding built for weaker models and rapidly improving base capabilities.
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