Agent harness
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A protective wrapper or control layer used to monitor and constrain agent behavior in production.
Why it's here
Placed in Assess: 2 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by framework updates, with 2 in the last 30 days. Confidence 32%.
Evidence (2)
- 8InfoQ·8/3/2026framework_updateMicrosoft Agent Framework Harness and Hosted Agents Reach GA
Microsoft has moved its Agent Framework harness and Foundry Hosted Agents to general availability, along with stable connectors and orchestration patterns announced at Build 2026. The update shifts the platform from an SDK for creating agents to a governed runtime for deploying and operating them.
- 5InfoQ·7/17/2026framework_updateQCon AI Boston Highlights Production AI Infrastructure Needs
QCon AI Boston 2026 centered on the operational demands of deploying AI agents in production. Speakers emphasized stronger context management, security controls around agents, and a more complete engineering approach that includes evaluation and platform support.