Gaskill: Core agent concepts translate seamlessly across all agent harnesses
Remy Gaskill · Building AI Agents that actually work (Full Course) · Mar 17, 2026 · at 10:20
Remy Gaskill uses a driving analogy to explain why mastering foundational agent loops makes switching between harnesses straightforward.
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“Once you know how to drive, you can kind of jump in any car, whether it's like an old Toyota, a Range Rover, and you inherently sort of know what to do. And that just comes down to understanding all these key concepts that we're going to go through today. And you can think of the agent harnesses like different cars. And some of them will have better features like seat warmers and cruise control, but it's all, once you know how to drive, you can pretty much jump in any of them and use them.”
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