What you can do with Harness RSI

4 use cases

• Choose which harness part to self-update first

  Map your agent's weak spot to an update target and a short list of reference methods.

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  • Research
  • Beginner
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  Using the zgcagi/Harness-RSI repo at https://github.com/zgcagi/Harness-RSI, read the Taxonomy and Definition sections and recommend whether <my agent project> should first update interpreted targets or executable implementations. Output a short table of two or three candidate entries from the reading list with one reason each. Verify that your plan keeps the final evaluator outside the editable surface.

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• Build a cited literature table for a harness project

  Turn the reading list into a sourced table of methods, venues, and one-line contributions.

  • Harness RSI
  • Research
  • Beginner
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  Using the repo at https://github.com/zgcagi/Harness-RSI, extract every entry in the Interpreted Update Targets section into a markdown table with columns method, venue, one-line contribution, and paper link. Output the table only. Verify that each venue and year matches the README text exactly.

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• Classify a new agent paper against the taxonomy

  Place a new paper in the existing update-target taxonomy using the taxonomy data file.

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  • Research
  • Intermediate
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  Read data/taxonomy.json in the zgcagi/Harness-RSI repo at https://github.com/zgcagi/Harness-RSI and classify the paper described by <paper title and abstract> into one existing category. Output the category name, the nearest listed entry, and a one-sentence reason. Verify that the category name appears in the file before you answer.

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• Draft an accept-or-reject rule for harness updates

  Write a checklist that accepts a harness change only when it beats the current state on held-out evidence.

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  • Research
  • Advanced
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  Using the zgcagi/Harness-RSI repo at https://github.com/zgcagi/Harness-RSI, read the Definition and Evaluation sections and write a five-item checklist that accepts a harness update only when it is established through evaluation for <my agent project>. Output the checklist as numbered lines, each with the README section it comes from. Verify that every item names an evaluator outside the candidate's editable surface.

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How to use Harness RSI

1. Check you have what it needs: A web browser to open the README, the project page, and the linked PDFs; A goal to pick an update target, classify a paper, or cite the survey.
2. Open zgcagi/Harness-RSI on GitHub and read the README and license.
3. Open the Taxonomy section and compare the interpreted branch (content read by a fixed host) with the executable branch (implementations the host invokes).
4. Open the Literature sections and find the subsection that matches your weak spot, such as Prompts & Instructions or Memory & Reusable Procedures.
5. Open the paper links for two or three entries in that subsection and note what each one updates.
6. Check the Definition section: confirm that your final evaluator stays outside the editable surface and that rejected candidates leave the harness unchanged.

These steps come from our top use case, Choose which harness part to self-update first, which also has a copy-paste agent prompt.

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• Who it is forWritten for AI researchers and engineers building self-updating agent harnesses who need a map of update methods, evaluation, and cited evidence.
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Requirements

• A web browser to open the README, the project page, and the linked PDFs
• A goal to pick an update target, classify a paper, or cite the survey

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