DeepSeek plans plugin marketplace as Harness reports 1.54 million daily users

Liang Wenfeng's DeepSeek disclosed the figures on November 5th. The Harness count covered users of the official API, while plans for a marketplace and author support have no announced launch date.

By · Published

Primary source: Aligned News — AI Intelligence

Why it matters

Harness shows DeepSeek competing for the layer above the model, where plugins, discovery, and creator rewards can influence which agent runtime developers build on first. If the official marketplace works, Liang Wenfeng's company can turn early usage into distribution before rivals lock developers into their own extension systems.

A person in an apron handles colorful tool-shaped pieces beside wooden shelves, while shoppers browse; a shelf bears the letters “RW”.

Liang Wenfeng's DeepSeek plans an official plugin marketplace for Harness, its agent runtime, after reporting 1.54 million daily active Harness users who used its official API as of November 4th.

DeepSeek Harness post on X…

When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. This doesn’t affect our editorial independence.

Reader comments

Conversation for this story loads after sign-in.