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Core concepts

Harnesses

Choose the kind of workspace and abilities an agent has while it works.

A harness is the working setup around an agent. It describes what kind of work the agent can do and which abilities are available to it.

Think of it like setting up a desk before someone begins a job. A simple harness may only allow chat. Another may also give the agent access to files, a web browser, or other tools.

You usually do not need to work with harnesses directly. The term simply helps explain why one agent may be able to use files or a browser while another only chats.

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