DeepSeek open-sources Super-agent prototype for GitHub coding work

DeepSeek published MIT-licensed research code on October 31st, 2026 for a coding agent that acts on authorized requests. The public prototype differs from DeepSeek's private internal implementation, and some designs in its article remain unimplemented in the released code.

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Primary source: Bloomberg Technology

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Super-agent shows DeepSeek moving from open models into the agent runtime layer, where Claude Code already has company-reported run-rate revenue above $2.5 billion and where control of developer workflow can matter as much as model quality. The public prototype works with permitted GitHub and optional Feishu signals.

A small robot places a printed checklist into a black box with the GitHub logo beside a monitor displaying a green checkmark and task list.

Liang Wenfeng built DeepSeek out of the quantitative hedge fund High-Flyer. On October 31st, 2026, DeepSeek's Harness team released an open-source prototype that acts on authorized coding requests and returns results, often as pull requests.…

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