
Engineering
14 min
What Is an AI Harness? Inside the Dual-Loop Runtime for Tools, State, and Safe Execution
An AI harness turns model outputs into controlled work through nested task and agent loops, explicit tool boundaries, and observable state transitions. This deep dive explains virtualized in-memory POSIX-style filesystems, capability execution, runtime safety controls, and a deliberate anti-slop workflow for responsive visual assets.
#AI harness#agent architecture#virtual filesystem
Oct 9, 2026Read
