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agent-harness-construction

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Design and optimize AI agent action spaces, tool definitions, and observation formatting for higher completion rates.

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  1. Open your project in Codex.
  2. Copy the prompt below and paste it into your agent.
  3. Review the proposed files and risks before you approve installation.
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Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/loulanyue/awesome-claude-notes/blob/HEAD/docs/zh-TW/skills/agent-harness-construction/SKILL.md

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First, summarize what it does, its dependencies, license status if identifiable, and any risks. Show the exact files you propose to add under .agents/skills/agent-harness-construction/. Do not write files or run scripts until I approve.

After I approve, install the complete skill folder, including required referenced files, into that project location. Verify it is discoverable, then tell me its actual invocation name and how to use it. Do not claim it is installed until you have verified it.

Copying this prompt does not install or run the skill. Review third-party files before use. Codex skill guide

Agent Harness Construction

Use this skill when you are improving how an agent plans, calls tools, recovers from errors, and converges on completion.

Core Model

Agent output quality is constrained by:

  1. Action space quality
  2. Observation quality
  3. Recovery quality
  4. Context budget quality

Action Space Design

  1. Use stable, explicit tool names.
  2. Keep inputs schema-first and narrow.
  3. Return deterministic output shapes.
  4. Avoid catch-all tools unless isolation is impossible.

Granularity Rules

  • Use micro-tools for high-risk operations (deploy, migration, permissions).
  • Use medium tools for common edit/read/search loops.
  • Use macro-tools only when round-trip overhead is the dominant cost.

Observation Design

Every tool response should include:

  • status: success|warning|error
  • summary: one-line result
  • next_actions: actionable follow-ups
  • artifacts: file paths / IDs

Error Recovery Contract

For every error path, include:

  • root cause hint
  • safe retry instruction
  • explicit stop condition

Context Budgeting

  1. Keep system prompt minimal and invariant.
  2. Move large guidance into skills loaded on demand.
  3. Prefer references to files over inlining long documents.
  4. Compact at phase boundaries, not arbitrary token thresholds.

Architecture Pattern Guidance

  • ReAct: best for exploratory tasks with uncertain path.
  • Function-calling: best for structured deterministic flows.
  • Hybrid (recommended): ReAct planning + typed tool execution.

Benchmarking

Track:

  • completion rate
  • retries per task
  • pass@1 and pass@3
  • cost per successful task

Anti-Patterns

  • Too many tools with overlapping semantics.
  • Opaque tool output with no recovery hints.
  • Error-only output without next steps.
  • Context overloading with irrelevant references.

原文

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