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    Grok Bot: the “OpenClaw moment” for managed AI agents? The Cursor team built and released a generic AI harness that feels like the “Codex experience, but for knowledge work.” I tried it out, automated a lot of my daily workflows, and am a massive fan. More AI vendors will surely copy this harness.

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Apologies for this week’s The Pulse arriving a day later than usual – our family got a puppy this week – who is beyond adorable –, but has kept me up a few nights, indirectly delaying this week’s The Pulse. We’re getting into a rhythm, so things should be back to normal, looking ahead.

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