DeepSeek Harness uploads activity recorded while log sharing was off
RuntimeWire traced the behavior in Windows build 0.2.1-rc.3; the transfer was not captured live, and feedback history and desktop analytics follow separate controls.
By Ryan Merket · Published
RUNTIMEWIRE INVESTIGATION — Original analysis
Original reporting by RuntimeWire, based on reverse engineering, testing.
Why it matters
For people using a desktop agent on private files or code, turning off an additional log-upload setting may not permanently exclude activity recorded during that interval. The behavior makes the distinction between current model context, deferred session logs, feedback-triggered history, and desktop analytics operationally important.
Reporting record
Finding
In Windows build 0.2.1-rc.3, turning the additional log-upload setting back on can make unaccepted session events recorded while it was off eligible for a later transfer.
How we verified
Methods: reverse engineering, testing.
RuntimeWire’s inspection of the installed Windows package and comparison of selected bundled files; DeepSeek’s public session-log documentation; and seven saved local sessions containing 302 delivery-accepted markers.
On October 25, 2026, RuntimeWire read the installed Windows package and compared selected bundled files with their contents, reviewed DeepSeek’s public session-log documentation, and examined seven saved local sessions and their delivery-accepted markers. The app was not launched, and no test prompts were sent.
Tested versions:
- Windows build 0.2.1-rc.3
Reproduction
RuntimeWire was not able to independently reproduce the finding.
No live network transfer was reproduced; the app was not launched and no test prompts were sent.
DeepSeek Harness, the agent product from the company founded by Liang Wenfeng, can make session activity recorded while its additional log-upload setting was off eligible for transfer after a user turns the setting back on, RuntimeWire found in an inspection of Windows build 0.2.1-rc.3.…
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