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Theo April 13, 2026

How does Claude Code *actually* work?

Summary

The transcript discusses the concept of AI coding "harnesses" and their impact on code generation quality, with a specific focus on performance improvements across different AI coding tools. The speaker mentions a benchmark by Matt Mayers comparing models inside and outside of tools like cursor, noting significant performance gains for models like Opus when using the right harness. The key practical takeaway is that the quality of a harness directly influences the performance and output of AI coding tools, and the speaker plans to explain and demonstrate how to build an effective harness.

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