What a harness is and how to build one with Claude Agent SDK
A harness is simply code wrapped around an AI agent to make it more effective for a specific, repeatable workflow. By structuring context, actions, and desired outcomes, a custom harness can outperform general-purpose AI coding tools like Claude Code or Codex in targeted tasks—such as debug
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