Re: AGENTS.md and CLAUDE.md Are Concessions to Proprietary Services, Not Defenses Against Them

On Tue, Aug 4, 2026 at 6:17=E2=80=AFPM Jean Louis <[email protected]> wrote:

> I am surprised really.
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> I know now you use those harnesses but you should know I don't use it. An=
d you can see Emacs packages if they have some harnesses...
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> I just can't agree on that how users will use harnesses and how that file=
 benefits as it's contradictory to what I see and know from my experience a=
nd from Emacs packages and various LLM software suitable to inspect and cha=
nge files by using LLM.
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> I am using llama.cpp and Cherry Studio and Emacs packages and functions. =
No harnesses there found.

If it can read files without you pasting them, it is a harness.

If it can create files, it is a harness.

If it can run grep against the repository, it is a harness.

If it can call a tool implemented as an Emacs function, it is a harness.

If it connects to MCP servers, it is a harness.

You might have been speaking in prose for quite some time.