Minimal Agent Scaffolding
The design philosophy of building an agent from the smallest legible core loop (a model plus a few tools) instead of a heavy framework, so its control flow stays inspectable and debuggable.
grounded in: HN front-page trend theme 'Minimal / from-scratch AI agents: the community is fascinated by stripping agents down to their smallest legible core' (2026-07-12)
Connected concepts
Agent = Model + Harness, Harness engineering, Claude Agent SDK, Agentic design patterns
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