@RookieRicardoR: If I were to explain the core of Agent/Harness in one sentence, it would be just five words: context injection.
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The author points out that the core essence of Agent/Harness is 'context injection', summarizing the key point of the technology in one sentence.
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If I had to sum up the core of Agent/Harness in one sentence, it would be just five words: context injection.
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