DeepSeek releases Super-agent, an open-source coding agent aimed at Claude Code
DeepSeek released Super-agent, an open-source prototype of a more autonomous coding agent that watches developer chats, to challenge Anthropic's Claude Code.
By GennnAi··1 min read
DeepSeek's Harness team announced it on WeChat on October 31. The tool monitors developer group chats and suggests fixes without being summoned, aiming to take as little human attention as possible. A harness is the software scaffolding wrapped around a language model. The team was created earlier in 2026. DeepSeek has raised about 100 billion yuan ahead of its IPO, amid a fierce China-US race to build cheaper AI tools.
Source: The Straits Times, published on November 1, 2026.