DeepSeek ships a desktop agent, saying 60% of users already run plugins
The desktop app sharply lowers the barrier to entry; the plugin figure is DeepSeek's own count, so watch whether the official plugin marketplace materializes.
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DeepSeek released DeepSeek Harness v0.2 preview on September 29, its first to offer ready-made macOS and Windows desktop installers.
The August 13 v0.1 was a developer preview that required setting up an environment; the new version works right after install and adds file handling, scheduled tasks and a plugin management page. DeepSeek says that, counted by official model API users, about 60% of Harness users already use third-party plugins.
Eligible users can claim a limited-time 6 yuan credit, which the company estimates covers roughly 120 million cache-hit input tokens at off-peak V4.1 Flash pricing. The plugin share and the most-popular-coding-agent claim are DeepSeek's own figures; the official plugin marketplace is still a plan.