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DeepSeek Harness Hits 181K Stars in 9 Days: v0.1.1 RCs Add Vision Model, Fix Sandbox Escape

DeepSeek Harness (Everything is a Plugin) hit 181,857 stars within 9 days of going open source. On August 21 it shipped v0.1.1-rc.1/rc.2 back to back: DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp vision model support, direct image upload via the Files API, and a fix for a Bubblewrap sandbox escape vulnerability.

August 22, 2026 · Source: https://github.com/deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness/releases/tag/dsh-v0.1.1-rc.2

Direct answer: DeepSeek's open-source Agent Harness (repo motto: "Everything is a Plugin") has rocketed to 181,857 stars in the 9 days since the repo was created on August 13 (live read from the GitHub API on 2026-08-22), making it the hottest new repo in the world this week. On August 21 it shipped two release candidates in a single day, v0.1.1-rc.1 and rc.2: the DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp multimodal vision model was added, image uploads moved to the Files API, and a Bubblewrap sandbox escape vulnerability was fixed.

v0.1.1-rc.1 (Aug 21, 15:12 UTC+8): New Vision Model + Security Fix

  • New feature: the DeepSeek adapter adds the multimodal vision-understanding model DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp
  • Security fix: closed the path where restricted processes inside the Bubblewrap sandbox could bypass limits via /proc/<pid>/root
  • Fixes and improvements: a layout issue when editing text before an @ mention in the input box, auto-fit for Markdown tables in conversations, precision display for 99.x% cache hit rates, subagent session title switching, and ask_user_question now supports multi-line input with Shift+Enter for line breaks

v0.1.1-rc.2 (Aug 21, 20:35 UTC+8): More Polish for the Image Pipeline

  • The DeepSeek adapter now prefers uploading images through the Files API and reuses already-uploaded files
  • Image preprocessing auto-scales and converts formats per model requirements

Background: How Packed a Week of Iteration Can Be

Version Date Theme
v0.1.0-rc.7 Aug 17 Plugin self-registration settings cards; Codex / Claude Code subagent tasks wired into the Job Panel; persistent MCP/ACP image attachments
v0.1.0-rc.8 Aug 19 Big multimodal release: /goal /plan image-and-text input, on-demand subagent Profile Bundle installs, persistent PowerShell on Windows PTY, brand usage guidelines (registered trademark)
v0.1.1-rc.1 / rc.2 Aug 21 Vision model support, Files API direct upload, sandbox escape fix

(Version dates are GitHub release publish times.)

A signal worth noting: Codex and Claude Code can be installed on demand as subagents — the "everything is a plugin" positioning makes this more of a multi-runtime aggregation layer than yet another single-kernel Agent.

Relationship to OpenClaw / Pi

DeepSeek Harness and Pi (OpenClaw's kernel engine) belong to the same Agent Harness category (our glossary has a dedicated entry): one takes the "everything is a plugin" multi-runtime route, the other the "4-tool minimalist kernel + self-extension" route. Readers interested in autonomous agents can cross-check the OpenClaw product page and the comparison guide.

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