Chapter 1: The Missing Layer Around the Model

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Chapter 1 cover: The Missing Layer Around the Model Chapter 1, A Model Is Not a Working Agent Chapter 1, The Monolith Trap Chapter 1, Two Fixes That Do Not Scale Chapter 1, The Missing Layer Is the Harness Chapter 1, Model, Harness, and Product Are Different Layers Chapter 1, Every Agent Must Think, Act, and Remember Chapter 1, DeepSeek Harness Makes the Runtime Replaceable

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