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# Building the Production Cage for Powerful Agents

Struggling to scale local AI agents to the cloud? Learn how harness engineering replaces extensive boilerplate with simple JSON configurations for robust, production-ready deployments.

- **Speakers:** [Mike Chambers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@mike-chambers)
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 North America
- **Published:** September 24, 2026
- **Duration:** 32:50
- **URL:** https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100368-building-the-production-cage-for-powerful-agents
- **Thumbnail URL:** https://customer-goifxnzhrq3d0d54.cloudflarestream.com/1d728ba41211fcb303835f30f9b1951f/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg?time=387842ms

## Access

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