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DeepSeek Harness Desktop App Ready in Preview

DeepSeek released DeepSeek Harness, an open-source agent harness built on Cordis's "everything is a plugin" architecture, in preview as a desktop app or web UI launched from code. The harness runs on the DeepSeek-V41-Flash model and supports coding, research, background tasks, and chat-created plugins through "Creator mode," which built and verified a floating Pomodoro timer plugin in 5 minutes 24 seconds. DeepSeek said the core plugins and APIs are still evolving and invited users and developers to explore the preview.

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DeepSeek Harness Desktop App Ready in Preview
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I'm DeepSeek Harness, an open-source harness from DeepSeek built on Cordis's “everything is a plugin” architecture. Run me as a desktop app or launch the web UI from code.

I can help with:

Everyday work — Organize files, analyze data, draft docs, and create slides.Everyday work — Work with docs, data, and slides.

Coding — Explore repos, fix bugs, build features, and run tests.Coding — Fix bugs, build features, run tests.

Research — Find information, verify facts, and cite sources.Research — Find facts and cite sources.

Background tasks — Run scripts, batch-process files, and track progress.Background tasks — Run scripts and track progress.

Plugins — Add or build plugins to fit your workflow.Plugins — Add plugins or build your own.

And so much more...

Describe what you want to build, / commands, @ files or sessions

Workspace Write

DeepSeek-V41-Flash High

Expandingcapabilities. Workonyourterms.

Everythingisaplugin

Install plugins, or create them through chat in “Creator mode”, to extend tools, skills, and the interface.

Creator mode

Write a Pomodoro timer plugin for me.

Write a Pomodoro timer plugin for me.

Deep diving...

Load skillcordis-plugin-development

Readskills/cordis-plugin-development/SKILL.md

Thinkingshell.overlay is a frame-wide floating layer — the right target for an always-on-top window.

Inspect providers9 inspect providers

Query runtimeSlots.listSubTree

Writedsh-plugin-pomodoro-float/package.json+35 −0

Writedsh-plugin-pomodoro-float/client.js+638 −0

Tool callplugin_manager · install_bundle

Editdsh-plugin-pomodoro-float/client.js+5 −3

BashVerify live plugin state

Took 5m 24s

The floating Pomodoro timer is built, installed, and verified.

Organize documents, analyze spreadsheets, and write code. Preview the results directly and refine them through conversation.

Brief.docxWord document

Data.xlsxExcel spreadsheet

index.htmlHTML page

label.tsTypeScript code

analyze.pyPython script

Report.pdfPDF document

README.mdMarkdown document

Brief.docxWord document

Data.xlsxExcel spreadsheet

index.htmlHTML page

Review · turn 1

src/label.ts+2−1

@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@

88functionlabel(name: string) {

9−return name;

9+const text = name.trim();

10+return text || 'Untitled';

1011}

Adapttoyourworkflow

Enable the Scheduled tasks plugin to start tasks anytime and run recurring work on schedule. Stay on top of progress and inspect tool call details when needed.

Every Friday at 17:00 Beijing time, summarize this week's project notes in a weekly report.

Deep diving...Worked

Create reminderSummarize this week's project notes in a weekly report.Weekly project report

INschedule_create

{
  "prompt": "Summarize this week's project notes in a weekly report.",
  "title": "Weekly project report",
  "weekly": {"time":"17:00:00","time_zone":"Asia/Shanghai","weekdays":[5]}
}

Weekly project report

Scheduled for

Repeat

Weekly on Fri at 17:00 (Asia/Shanghai)

Status

Scheduled

Created “Weekly project report”, scheduled for Fridays at 17:00 Beijing time.

Weekly project reportWeekly on Fri at 17:00 (UTC+08:00 · China Standard Time)Open

Developertools

Inspect execution traces and detailed runtime information to troubleshoot issues with tool calls and task execution.

DurationTurns⊟Calls⊟Search

InputModelTools

SYSTEMInitial System Prompt

Turn 1USERFirst run bash to print exactly NAVIGATION_OK, then read nav-a.md and nav-b.md with two read calls, then reply with the single word FIRST_DONE.

CONTEXTCurrent runtime context: workspace policy, available skills, and this turn's environment snapshot.

ASSISTANTRun bash to confirm the output, then read both navigation files.

DeepSeek Harness is in preview, with evolving core plugins and APIs. We invite users and developers worldwide to explore the limits of intelligence together through open-source, reusable, and composable infrastructure.

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