# Local-First Agent Harnesses Commoditize the Assistant Layer

Open, model-agnostic agent runtimes keep replacing bundled commercial assistants, moving pricing power from the orchestration layer to whichever model offers the best cost per completed task.

- Conviction: 40 / 100 (forming)
- Horizon: Emerging (watchlist)
- Tracking since: 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Last updated: 2026-08-05T05:48:38.930Z
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