Your first DeepSeek agent workflow

Prepare a small workspace

DeepSeek describes Harness as an open-source preview with composable plugins. Use the official desktop entry or its documented Web UI command, then follow the current setup instructions for your environment.

Choose a small example repository you can inspect yourself. This is a suggested walkthrough, not an execution report: we have not run this task on your machine or verified a particular plugin combination.

npx @deepseek-ai/dsh web

Give it a read-only first task

Ask for a map of the repository: its entry points, how data moves, and where its checks are defined. Require file references so that you can verify the explanation.

If the agent asks to change files or run commands, assess that request against the task rather than approving it automatically. Keep the first result small enough to read.

Read this repository without changing any files.
Explain the entry points and the path of one request.
Cite the relevant file paths.
List the existing check commands, but do not run them yet.

Check the result before expanding the task

Open the referenced files and verify the important connections. Check that a named command exists in the project and that the explanation separates observed code from guesses.

A successful first tour means you can trace one path yourself and know what to inspect next. It does not prove that the agent can safely complete every change in the repository.

• File references exist and support the explanation.
• No unrequested file changes were made.
• Unknowns and proposed next steps are explicit.

Add a capability for a specific need

Once you can name the missing capability, compare suitable plugins: perhaps persistent memory for project conventions or a tool for working with images. Read the source, requirements, and the version the listing was checked against.

DSH Marketplace provides plugin records and curated presets. Use the record relevant to the task; an installation check is evidence about installation, not proof of every feature working in your environment.