---
id: HARNESS-WP-0001
title: "Harness Foundation: from prototype to shared runtime"
status: active
---

Turn the adopted executor-worker prototype into the single shared agent
runtime per ADR-001 / DEC-2026-002. Tenant #1 is binky-control; its
cutover (BINKY-WP-0004-T06) gates on T06 here. Boundaries per INTENT.md:
no scheduling, no blueprint authoring, no tenant-specific logic.

## Task: Instance manifest spec and validation

Specify the declarative instance manifest (extends ADR-005
`.kaizen/schedule.yml`): blueprint, cadence, enabled, lane, tool_profile
(by name), budget, pinned harness major. Implement `agent-harness
validate --target <repo>` mirroring kaizen's schedule validate. Align
the schema with kaizen-agentic owners (their file, our extra keys — or a
sibling manifest if they prefer separation).

```task
id: HARNESS-WP-0001-T01
status: todo
priority: high
```

## Task: Named tool profiles

Central tool-profile registry (seed: `green-commit-only` from the
prototype allow-list; add `blue-mail-triage`). Manifests reference
profiles by name; the runner resolves and enforces them. Unknown profile
= refuse to run.

```task
id: HARNESS-WP-0001-T02
status: todo
priority: high
```

## Task: Task intake from activity-core emission

Replace the JSON task-file MVP source with polling the issue-core REST
sink (or TaskExecutorWorkflow handoff) for emitted tasks labeled for the
harness; map emissions to TaskSpec. Keep the task-file path for local
development.

```task
id: HARNESS-WP-0001-T03
status: todo
priority: high
```

## Task: Kaizen metrics emission per run

After each run, write `.kaizen/metrics` records in the target repo
(tokens, duration, ok/failed, commit) so the kaizen optimization loop
observes harness-run agents. Follow kaizen-agentic's metrics conventions
(ADR-004).

```task
id: HARNESS-WP-0001-T04
status: todo
priority: medium
```

## Task: Budget enforcement

Wire llm-connect's BudgetTracker to the manifest `budget` field; refuse
or truncate runs over budget and report the event to the hub (token
events feed the Token Cost dashboard).

```task
id: HARNESS-WP-0001-T05
status: todo
priority: medium
```

## Task: Railiance deployment

Package (container per llm-connect/activity-core conventions) and deploy
one harness instance on Railiance. Gated on founder Red-lane secret
provisioning (binky-control `integrations/executor-worker-secrets.md`
Lanes 2–3). Verify the sandbox smoke task end-to-end remotely; hub via
:18000 bridge.

```task
id: HARNESS-WP-0001-T06
status: todo
priority: high
```

## Task: Tenant #1 onboarding — binky-control

Commit binky-control's instance manifest (daily rhythm, weekly mail
intake, weekly review prep on the T01 schema), run the three definitions
through the deployed harness, then hand off to BINKY-WP-0004-T06 for the
cron-bridge cutover.

```task
id: HARNESS-WP-0001-T07
status: todo
priority: medium
```