# A Taxonomy of Self-Evolving Agents > Source: > Published: 2026-07-24 18:01:26+00:00 - agree that loop engineering is just the first step towards self-evolving agent. sharing my thoughts here as well - the term artifact is somewhat misleading. it is essentially how user operate agent. Neural architecture search is closer to what you meant by harness part to be honest - great work # Join the conversation