Overview
- DeepSeek published a v0.2 preview of Harness as a desktop assistant that ships ready-to-install macOS and Windows packages on its website.
- The release adds an integrated plugin manager that lets users install npm packages by name, disable or uninstall plugins, and view each plugin’s source and description.
- An optional automation-task plugin lets users schedule recurring workflows, inspect run histories, and change task frequency and instructions from within the app.
- An experimental creation mode lets users describe a plugin by conversation, have Harness generate or edit the plugin code, and save the plugin so it takes effect and appears in the manager.
- The team laid out a roadmap that prioritizes sandboxing and security, agent-team coordination, long-term memory, GUI/browser automation and mobile/remote support while noting about 60% of users already use third-party plugins, which raises testing and safety needs.