Building the Harness

Same model. Different scaffolding. Everything changes.

• 1The Prompt
  5 words → 500 words. The harness is the product.
• 2Chain of Thought
  One sentence in the system prompt. Watch what changes.
• 3ReAct: Reason + Act
  The model asks for help. The harness decides whether to give it.
• 4Self-Consistency
  Same prompt. Same model. Five answers. The harness finds consensus.
• 5Reflection
  The harness makes the model talk to itself.
• 6Tree of Thought
  The model generates branches. The harness is the gardener.