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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Perstack is a harness for agentic apps. It aims to:
 
 - **Do big things with small models**: If a smaller model can do the job, there's no reason to use a bigger one.
 - **Quality is a system property, not a model property**: Building agentic software people actually use doesn't require an AI science degree—just a solid understanding of the problems you're solving.
-- **Keep it simple and reliable**: The biggest mistake is cramming AI into an overly complex harness and ending up with an inoperable agent.
+- **Keep your app simple and reliable**: The harness is inevitably complex—Perstack absorbs that complexity so your agentic app doesn't have to.
 
 ## Getting Started