Building Agents without Harness-Engineering
Summary
An opinion piece advocating hosting Hermes-based AI agents instead of building bespoke harnesses. It compares Hermes with LangChain Managed Deep Agents and Claude Managed Agents, highlighting features like memory, built-in tools, automations, and per-user sessions. The article also outlines a deployment approach and discusses implications for developers targeting customer-facing AI agents in media workflows.