Ask HN: Which harness do you use with Qwen3.8 27B? And why?

wookmaster · 2026-09-23T13:32:08

I've been mostly drawn to pi simply because I can modify it so easily to have extensions or behavior I want.

slipwalker · 2026-09-23T14:41:14

pi.dev with

"packages": [ "npm:context-mode", "npm:pi-subagents", "npm:pi-web-access", "npm:pi-bar", "npm:pi-opencode-bridge", "npm:@ssweens/pi-leash", "npm:pi-caveman", "npm:@ff-labs/pi-fff", "npm:pi-ui-hephaestus", "npm:@alexanderfortin/pi-zai-usage", "npm:pi-cache-optimizer", "npm:@hypabolic/pi-hypa" ]

grigio · 2026-09-23T19:07:14

which extension plugin do you use to debug/automate the web browser?

ezulabs · 2026-09-23T17:37:33

you shall use CC, serve it via ollama, you need to patch it as CC's timestamp ruins prefill cache.

bilsbie · 2026-09-23T13:40:09

You need a harness? Does llama include one?

grigio · 2026-09-23T19:06:28

llama.cpp has a web ui nowdays, but with an harness is easier to interact with existing cli tools

verdverm · 2026-09-23T16:05:28

opencode, pretty good setup out of the box, no need to go through and find packages for the basics like pi

there are MCP/skills for browser integration that work in any harness