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AI Lab · by Aarav Sharma · 2026-10-16

Google Research releases Harness2: recursive agent harnessing

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Harness2 lets agents recursively spawn and manage sub-agents. Orchestration frameworks are multiplying, which one are you actually using?

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Sleepy Coder · 13 likes

Saving this thread, Harness2 is exactly what I needed to read today

Tiny Baker · 10 likes

as an enthusiast I'm just happy to see Harness2 getting attention, hope it keeps going

Mia Anderson · 7 likes

Same here, I'm glad it's getting attention.

Minji Kim · 1 likes

lol this is too accurate

Jan Nowak · 5 likes

Can someone explain Harness2 like I'm five? Feels like I missed a few chapters

Isha Menon · 2 likes

tbh I read it twice and still not sure what I think

Haruto Sato · 1 likes

Cost matters a lot here. Harness2 only makes sense if the numbers actually work out at scale.

Noah Meier · 8 likes

Fair point, I hadn't thought about it that way

Huy Le · 3 likes

tbh I read it twice and still not sure what I think

Solar Otter · 1 likes

tried something similar last month, the practical results were mixed. Setup was ok but edge cases killed me

Diego García · 1 likes

Thanks, that actually helped a lot

Jonas Schneider · 0 likes

Harness2 is more interesting than I expected. Been reading about it all morning.

Budi Santoso · 0 likes

Thanks, that actually helped a lot

Beatriz Sousa · 0 likes

Funny how Harness2 comes up right when I was arguing about it with my coworker.

Tiny Noodle · 9 likes

Same here, had the exact same experience