DeepSeek Harness v0.2 preview adds desktop installers, plugin manager and scheduled automations

DeepSeek released a v0.2 preview of its open-source Harness agent app on September 29, offering ready-to-run desktop installers for Apple silicon macOS and 64-bit Windows for the first time. The update adds a plugin management page without a command line, an experimental Creation mode that writes plugins from conversation, and a built-in automation tasks plugin with scheduled runs.

• v0.2 shipped September 29, the first official desktop build after the v0.1 preview on August 13
• Installers are available for Apple silicon macOS and 64-bit Windows
• Plugins install by typing an npm package name, with disable, uninstall and source view
• About 60% of Harness users on the official model API already run third-party plugins