Research brief

Status: complete; published 2026-08-19

Scope as inventoried (v0 held), excluding the tool layer, runtimes, memory pipelines and eval tooling. Layer questions answered: build-versus-buy at the harness (H05 platform half), per-type controls and the passive-agent qualification question (H03), orchestration economics (H29 and CD-21), lifecycle, skills, durability, portability. Maintainer POV: Batch D kickoff (2026-08-19).

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Source: research/R07-agent-platform/brief.md in the evidence repository behind this site.