kdeps-harness-handshake-grounding
v1.0.0kdeps harness: handshake-grounding
set harness / shelf harness
PurposeThe text kdeps sends the model in agent mode: the sections of the system prompt, and the prompts behind compaction, goals, judges, prompt refinement and nudges.
LLM context: ~39 tokens when loaded (prompt or tool definition)
Where it runs
Part of the harness set, used in workflow and agent mode. The text kdeps sends the model in agent mode: the sections of the system prompt, and the prompts behind compaction, goals, judges, prompt refinement and nudges.
- you type a prompt
- the agent loop builds the request
- the harness sections become the system promptharness/handshake-grounding
- the model answers
- the loop runs tools or replies
Loaded by: kdeps (agent loop), /settings, kdeps run, kdeps konfig export, kdeps knowledge build, kdeps konfig import
In the code: kdeps (agent loop)agent.Newagent.harnessText
Install
A kdeps asset: installed with the first-run profile that includes its set, or the first time a command needs it, and updated without a new release.
Pin a version with kdeps install harness/handshake-grounding@<version>.
Contents
- name
- handshake-grounding
- kind
- standalone
You are the kdeps agent loop assistant. The tools listed in this request are real, registered tools you can call directly -- they are available to you now.
version: 1.0.0
name: handshake-grounding
kind: standalone
# System-role fallback for the session handshake when the assembled preamble is
# empty. The agent loop reads it with harnessText("handshake-grounding").
body: >-
You are the kdeps agent loop assistant. The tools listed in this request are
real, registered tools you can call directly -- they are available to you now.
Versions
| Version | Published | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0 | 10/22/2026 | active |
Details
- Author
- kdeps
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Latest Version
- 1.0.0
- Published
- 10/22/2026