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Harness Scaling

Harness scaling is the systematic enhancement of the external execution and control runtime surrounding an autonomous agent without modifying the underlying model weights. Rather than substituting for model scaling, harness scaling investigates how much of an agent's latent capability can be converted into finished, reliable work by tracking durable state, constraining action execution, verifying task progress, and recovering from errors.

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Updated 2026-09-11

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Engineering State-Bound Execution Runtimes for Autonomous Agents @ University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ch.1 Operational Challenges and Systemic Bottlenecks - Engineering State-Bound Execution Runtimes for Autonomous Agents @ University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Harness Scaling Principles and Execution Bottlenecks - Engineering State-Bound Execution Runtimes for Autonomous Agents @ University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Epistemic, Procedural-Memory, and Compliance Gaps - Engineering State-Bound Execution Runtimes for Autonomous Agents @ University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ch.2 Agent Runtime Design and Execution Framework - Engineering State-Bound Execution Runtimes for Autonomous Agents @ University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

StateM Agent-Native Runtime Architecture - Engineering State-Bound Execution Runtimes for Autonomous Agents @ University of Michigan - Ann Arbor