harness-core
Core harness library providing standardized self-verification, checkpoint management, drift detection, and audit logging utilities for all NeuroClaw skills. This is NOT directly called by users; instead, it is imported as a Python module by other skills for harness-compliant execution, validation, and reproducibility. Use this as a foundation/plugin SDK when building or enhancing other skills. Triggers: none (library import only). This skill provides: HarnessController class, VerificationRunner, CheckpointManager, DriftDetector, AuditLogger, DependencyManifest, and related utilities.
npx skills add BioTender-max/awesome-bio-agent-skills --skill harness-core --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Harness Core Library ## Overview `harness-core` is the **base SDK / plugin library** for implementing NeuroClaw harness engineering standards across all skills. Instead of reimplementing validation, checkpointing, logging, and drift detection in every skill, `harness-core` provides reusable, well-tested Python classes and utilities that all other skills can import and extend. **Key design principle**: Harness-awareness is **not optional** — every data-processing, model-execution, and experiment-running skill should import from this library to achieve: - Standardized self-verification across all skills - Reproducible, hash-verified experiment logs - Automatic checkpoint/resume capability - Drift detection and anomaly alerts - Privacy-preserving audit trails ### When to Use This Skill **Directly**: Rarely — this is a library, not a user-facing skill. **Indirectly (as a dependency)**: - When developing or modifying skills like `experiment-controller`, `run_models`, `fmri-skill`, `smri-skill`, etc. - When using skills that have been enhanced to support harness engineering - When integrating external tools or models into NeuroClaw (inherit harness patterns) ## Core Components ### 1. H
- Overview
- When to Use This Skill
- Core Components
- 1. HarnessController (Main Orchestrator)
- 2. VerificationRunner
- 3. CheckpointManager
- 4. DriftDetector
- 5. AuditLogger
- 6. DependencyManifest
- Python API Reference
- HarnessController
- VerificationRunner
- DriftDetector
- AuditLogger
What does the harness-core skill do?
Core harness library providing standardized self-verification, checkpoint management, drift detection, and audit logging utilities for all NeuroClaw skills. This is NOT directly called by users; instead, it is imported as a Python module by other skills for harness-compliant execution, validation, and reproducibility. Use this as a foundation/plugin SDK when building or enhancing other skills. Triggers: none (library import only). This skill provides: HarnessController class, VerificationRunner, CheckpointManager, DriftDetector, AuditLogger, DependencyManifest, and related utilities.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add BioTender-max/awesome-bio-agent-skills --skill harness-core --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From BioTender-max/awesome-bio-agent-skills, a repository with 135 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.