- type
- Terminal CLI agent
- interface
- Terminal (+ web UI via `npx @deepseek-ai/dsh web`)
- openSource
- Yes (MIT)
- lineage
- Plugin-based agent harness (dsh CLI) where models, tools, sandboxes, session storage, UI and the agent loop itself are all plugins on the Cordis framework
- note
- DeepSeek's first agent product; launched in open-source developer preview Aug 13 2026 alongside DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813; press framed it as an open-source rival to Claude Code; distinct from already-tracked Chinese-lab harnesses (Kimi Code, MiMo Code, ZCode, Qoder, Baidu Comate, Huawei CodeArts)
- iconUrl
- /research/harness-icons/deepseek-harness.png
