Strands harness: state-of-the-art agent harness, 28% lower token cost
A fully assembled general-purpose agent harness you run locally or deploy anywhere, started with one line of Python or TypeScript.
Why it matters
Apache-2.0, model-agnostic harness matching Claude Code/Codex-level accuracy at 28% lower token cost across six benchmarks.
What you could build with it
Adopt as the default agent harness to cut token spend without losing accuracy — one line of Python to start.
First spotted on engineering blog: source.
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