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The Tool That Gave Us the Reins Had No Reins of Its Own — The Boundary Between Harness and Reins

The Tool That Gave Us the Reins Had No Reins of Its Own — The Boundary Between Harness and Reins

"Reins Engineering — isn't that just harness engineering?" The two don't oppose each other — they're different parts of the same tack. But they are different parts. Even the world's best coding agent put no reins on its own code. That's because reins aren't something you have; they're something you apply.

Who Defines 'Done'? — The Problem Games Solved 40 Years Ago

Who Defines 'Done'? — The Problem Games Solved 40 Years Ago

The moment you define tenant move-out confirmation as five photos, it becomes a game quest. Defining 'done' not as the agent's claim but as a mechanically verifiable condition — games solved this 40 years ago, and it is the right way to get AI agents to actually do their job.