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AWS open-sources Strands Harness: general agent with ~28% lower token cost

AWS released Strands Harness (Apache 2.0) — a ready-made general-purpose agent for Python/TypeScript that runs locally or in any Linux cloud, with shell/file/web tools, context compaction, memory, and subagents. On matching Claude/GPT models it claims ~28% lower token cost vs other harnesses across six benchmarks, and with Fable 5 it scored higher than Claude Code on Terminal Bench 2.1 at ~77% lower cost.

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Qwen Code 0.26.9 adds Skill ZIP installs and bulk Skill activation

Released Nov 6, Qwen Code 0.26.9 lets you install large Skill ZIPs via the daemon API, TypeScript SDK, or Web Shell, and toggle 1–100 Skills in one PUT /skills/activation call. It also turns managed agent automation on by default, adds image input for Llama 4, Pixtral, and Mistral Small models, and reports working/blocked/done status to terminals via OSC 7501…

Apiiro: Claude Code "don't ask again" left secrets in 1,122 public GitHub copies

Apiiro found 1,122 public .claude/settings.local.json copies holding at least one secret (1,379 distinct, including 379 database passwords) after "Yes, and don't ask again" saves the full approved command—credentials included—in plain text. Claude Code only adds the file to the user's global git excludes, not the project's .gitignore , so already committed copies and forks stay exposed; rotate first, then clean up…

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