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Why would I use this over any other harness? I suppose they're wrapping it all up in a nice package for enterprise, especially ones that want to control their LLM usage for cost and data security compared to the cloud frontier models.

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There’s actually not a lot of good harnesses that aren’t slopped together python or JS codebases, which are actually model-agnostic and don’t do some really silly things like bloating the context, too much compaction etc.

There is no way I’m running a python or JS agent which is probably vibe coded, it’s just too much risk from a security and supply chain standpoint.

The harness is a security threat because it's vibecoded but the code you're having agents write for you isn't? Lol

I don’t vibe code though, to the extent I actually use agents to generate code it all gets reviewed and it’s essentially exactly what I would have written myself. It’s mostly things like mechanical refactors, boilerplate generation, etc.

Don't you think that is how the majority of vibecoders see themselves?

No? Vibecoders talk about how they don't look at the code, how an IDE is unnecessary, loops, etc.

I use ghostty despite knowing mitchellh used AI to build it, because I know he's not vibe coding it. I don't use any Anthropic software for the exact opposite reason.

Sure bud... :D

I think it is more on distrusting python/typescript in general. Those dynamic scripting language are too easy to poison.

What makes them any easier to poison than any other language?

https://github.com/pjlsergeant/byre can add small but very convenient layer around whichever agent you want, initially trapping it in a specific folder, but you can easily mount more, firewall it, bring in MCPs and skills, or whatever. It's unambiguously AI-assisted, but a very very great deal of thought and work has gone in to the design of it. Ask your favourite agent to review the code if you're skeptical.

lol same here, this is what I use https://github.com/AntigmaLabs/ante-preview

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