DEFINITION
Agentic harness
AI agent harness
Definition
A complete, packaged configuration for an AI agent that includes instructions, skills, MCP servers, and other dependencies needed to run the agent. It represents the full setup required to deploy a functional AI agent.
Examples in the Wild
- Example 1:A harness for a coding agent might include Python execution skills, file system access, and code analysis MCP servers
- Example 2:A booking agent harness includes appointment scheduling logic, payment processing, and messaging integrations