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# Harness AI

Harness AI is an AI-first developer platform that brings intelligent assistance to every stage of the software delivery lifecycle. From natural language pipeline creation and AI-powered troubleshooting to IDE integrations, worker agents, and an MCP server for external AI tools, Harness AI meets developers and platform engineers where they work.

![Harness AI onboarding illustration](/files/2fMljHeJGvjxGNRmhYTf)

### Overview & Getting Started

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Get Started</strong></td><td>Learn how to create Harness resources using Harness AI.</td><td><a href="/pages/qwX0IIWCRJ9JnAlXrI5k">/pages/qwX0IIWCRJ9JnAlXrI5k</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Effective Prompting</strong></td><td>How to write good prompts for Harness AI.</td><td><a href="/pages/Fpyy2Lf19ut1iRPNPQMD">/pages/Fpyy2Lf19ut1iRPNPQMD</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Harness AI Chat Use Cases</strong></td><td>Common use cases for Harness AI Chat.</td><td><a href="/pages/uNxpRBMeUy7aKbzvQUNL">/pages/uNxpRBMeUy7aKbzvQUNL</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Agents

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>DevOps Agent</strong></td><td>Harness AI DevOps Agent unlocks your pipeline productivity.</td><td><a href="/pages/YeHRh7AWXdvkBR1pYnFk">/pages/YeHRh7AWXdvkBR1pYnFk</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Worker Agents</strong></td><td>Create and configure AI-powered worker agents that run inside Harness pipelines to automate code review, incident response, data synthesis, and other intelligent workflows.</td><td><a href="/pages/kuPaPnm5vTo4Fjy8nfv6">/pages/kuPaPnm5vTo4Fjy8nfv6</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Release Agent</strong></td><td>Release features confidently with data and feature operations like deploying, targeting, and managing flags with the Harness AI Release Agent.</td><td><a href="/pages/E0gJHgdHvl6OFahLo8Bs">/pages/E0gJHgdHvl6OFahLo8Bs</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Support Agent</strong></td><td>Harness AI Support Agent provides instant answers to product and documentation questions.</td><td><a href="/pages/S4vwFYt6Yjjo8hamf0hi">/pages/S4vwFYt6Yjjo8hamf0hi</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Use Cases

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Troubleshoot Builds and Deployments</strong></td><td>Troubleshoot builds and deployments with Harness AI.</td><td><a href="/pages/fIt23nRBStdrSC6P9iaW">/pages/fIt23nRBStdrSC6P9iaW</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Optimize Cloud Costs</strong></td><td>Learn how to use Harness AI for cloud asset governance.</td><td><a href="/pages/0TNV5CSfHxjqlFx21X61">/pages/0TNV5CSfHxjqlFx21X61</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Fix Security Vulnerabilities</strong></td><td>Enhanced remediation using Harness AI.</td><td><a href="/pages/JTfzJJkJ16oanIPVt4KF">/pages/JTfzJJkJ16oanIPVt4KF</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

### IDE & Integrations

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>MCP Server</strong></td><td>Give AI agents full access to the Harness platform through 11 consolidated tools and 139 resource types using the Model Context Protocol (MCP).</td><td><a href="/pages/qTaQRf8j2BTtOz2dp8l4">/pages/qTaQRf8j2BTtOz2dp8l4</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>VS Code Extension</strong></td><td>Install the Harness VS Code Extension to monitor pipelines, view logs, manage approvals, and use AI-assisted debugging directly in Visual Studio Code.</td><td><a href="/pages/FCswlWVK08K04oZfCBcA">/pages/FCswlWVK08K04oZfCBcA</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Cursor Plugin</strong></td><td>Install the Harness AI plugin for Cursor to manage pipelines, debug deployments, and interact with Harness using natural language directly from your IDE.</td><td><a href="/pages/iO5AGJU2VcDrqbDiat8I">/pages/iO5AGJU2VcDrqbDiat8I</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Skills</strong></td><td>Claude Code skills for the Harness CI/CD platform: generate pipeline YAML, manage resources, debug failures, analyze costs, and more from natural language.</td><td><a href="/pages/76MsJXeCEyeRS2yPL2r4">/pages/76MsJXeCEyeRS2yPL2r4</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Anthropic Connector</strong></td><td>Connect Harness to Claude.ai and Claude Desktop using the Anthropic Harness Connector with OAuth authentication.</td><td><a href="/pages/HBjLl2Y8qYxi0JDgbf4q">/pages/HBjLl2Y8qYxi0JDgbf4q</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Harness AI × Gemini CLI Extension</strong></td><td>Leverage Gemini CLI with Harness AI MCP Server to unleash your developer workflows.</td><td><a href="/pages/80zNXJb09IHdrefiA1tQ">/pages/80zNXJb09IHdrefiA1tQ</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Personalization & Memory

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Chat History &#x26; Memory</strong></td><td>Using Harness AI's chat search and memory to build on previous context.</td><td><a href="/pages/yo8VOXDQAPtj0GlWjmLh">/pages/yo8VOXDQAPtj0GlWjmLh</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Rules</strong></td><td>Use Harness AI Rules to tailor AI output to enterprise standards before Harness resources are created or changed.</td><td><a href="/pages/Tfrl9CVO445ke4YVvvO4">/pages/Tfrl9CVO445ke4YVvvO4</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Memories</strong></td><td>Use Harness AI Memories to personalize AI responses with context captured from your chats.</td><td><a href="/pages/eazaMJtYdnMmFpTTIq3Z">/pages/eazaMJtYdnMmFpTTIq3Z</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Code

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>PR Summaries &#x26; Code Review</strong></td><td>Use Harness AI to generate PR summaries, analyze code changes, and facilitate code review.</td><td><a href="/pages/UMSJgrERsrwaImuAMvmx">/pages/UMSJgrERsrwaImuAMvmx</a></td></tr></tbody></table>