I'm curious which harness and which model(s) you've been using.

And whether you have a decent PRD or spec. Are you trying to prompt the harness with one bit at a time, or did you give it a complete spec and ask it to analyze it and break it down into individual issues with dependencies (e.g. using beads and beads_viewer)?

I'm not looking for reasons to criticize your approach or question your experience, but your answers may point to opportunities for you to get more out of these tools.

If you're using Claude Code and you have a friend who has had more success with these tools, consider exporting your transcripts and letting them have a look: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/25/claude-code-transcript...