Show HN: Hanesu – An experimental workflow layer for AI coding agents

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A few months ago, I became interested in Harness Engineering and started researching it. I realized that, in my experience, as tasks start to grow, agents end up losing context, repeating steps, or trying to solve the same problem multiple times. I wanted to build this workflow layer to provide a clearer structure for working on features, bug fixes, and patches, while persisting task state. Of course, Hanesu can make mistakes, but having a record of what was done helps a great deal in making it more likely that a second iteration will achieve the expected result.So why not just use CLAUDE.md and put all the context there? Because CLAUDE.md describes how to work, but it doesn t save the execution state of a task. Context is limited, and as a conversation grows, it becomes more difficult to maintain the entire state of a task solely within the chat.In addition, by using multiple agents, each one focuses on a specific stage of the workflow. Hanesu leverages existing tools (Codex, Claude Code, or OpenCode) to serve as a thin layer of control within the repository. Finally, this is still an experimental version; for small tasks, it’s best to use a traditional prompt, because it consumes more tokens due to the additional stages, so it is better suited for complex tasks.I d like to know if this approach makes sense to you; in my experience, at least, I ve found it useful. Thanks for reading. :)

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