Why Raw AI Models Fail and How Harness Turns Them Into Powerful Agents
The article explains the four fundamental shortcomings of raw large language models—no memory, no code execution, outdated knowledge, and no workspace—and shows how a six‑component Harness (file system, Bash + sandbox, AGENTS.md memory, web search + MCP, context engineering, and orchestration + hooks) systematically resolves each issue to make AI agents practical and reliable.
