BeginnerArc 1 · Level 3150 XP
Baseline vs. Minimal Harness
Run the same task twice. Watch the harness make the difference.
Run one real task two ways — prompt-only, then wrapped in a three-file harness — and measure what changes. You'll build a minimal harness (AGENTS.md + init.sh + feature_list.json) and prove, on your own numbers, that reliability comes from the environment, not a smarter model.
35 min total·3 modules·3 free preview
After this course, you can…
After this course, you can set up a minimal harness (AGENTS.md + init.sh + feature_list.json) and measure the difference against a prompt-only baseline.
Course modules
harness engineeringminimal harnessagents.mdai coding agentsverificationproject 01