protocols, harnesses, ledgers

self.md radar — 2026-07-29 agent work is getting pulled into adapter layers now: protocol rules, harness switches, and back-office write controls. read the day through three doors. MCP tightened the shape of tool calls. Poolside and Paseo made coding agents look more like portable harnesses than apps you marry. Tines and Magpie put the boring adult furniture around sensitive agent work:…