Claude Agent SDK

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1. 23h
   What Is an Agent Harness? The Scaffolding Around LLMs, Explained

   According to a DeveDigest report, the term "Agent Harness" has become a buzzword in AI development after DeepSeek released an open-source desktop client called DeepSeek Harness and OpenAI launched an Agents API at its developer conference. The article explains that the model supplies only reasoning, while the harness is the surrounding system — execution loop, tool calling, context and memory management, sandbox permissions and replayable logs — that lets an agent actually finish real work. It cites testing by data analytics company Databricks finding that the same model plugged into different coding-agent harnesses can differ by more than 2x in per-task cost with no change in task quality, partly because a harness's system prompts and tool declarations consume tokens.

   DoNews · 🔥 5
2. 2d
   Anthropic frees Claude subscription credits for third-party apps

   Anthropic updated an official support page confirming that the monthly API credits of Claude Max and Team subscribers can be used with the Claude Agent SDK, the Claude -p command, the Claude API, Claude Managed Agents, and third-party apps built on those technologies. 36Kr and AIbase both frame this as establishing a BYOS (Bring Your Own Subscription) model, so users pay only once while developers no longer absorb API costs themselves. 36Kr says the support page was updated on October 7 and cites multiple Anthropic employees confirming the policy on Hacker News; claims about an imminent ecosystem boom or a historic loosening are the sources' own commentary.

   36氪 人工智能 · 🔥 3
3. 6d
   Google's Gemini Agent can route tasks to Claude as it chases the agent race

   At its Gemini at Work event on October 8, Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian introduced Gemini Agent, which pulls Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Drive and Chat into a single work agent and can also create “Coworker Agents” with their own email, calendar and Drive accounts. According to the report, the agent can route tasks between Google's own Gemini models and Anthropic's Claude, with more models planned, and is currently in private preview for select customers. The piece cites Google's own charts showing Gemini 4 Argon at 57.4% on Terminal-Bench 4.0 and 55.0% on FrontierSWE v2 versus Claude Opus 5.5 at 66.4% and 62.3%, and notes Anthropic is cultivating developers through the Claude Agent SDK, Claude Code Mods and API credits.

   36氪 人工智能 · 🔥 0
4. Oct 10
   Amp adds Claude Code mode that uses your Claude Pro or Max plan

   Amp announced that users can now use their Claude Pro/Max subscription inside Amp, free and available to everyone. When creating a new thread, users pick Mode > Claude Code and are asked to link their Claude subscription if they haven't already; under the hood, this mode uses the Claude Agent SDK instead of Amp's own agent. Amp says orbs and runners, thread sharing, portals, multiplayer, and thread-to-thread messaging and orchestration all still work in this mode.

   Amp Chronicle · 🔥 0

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