DeepSeek drops enhanced coding agent with aim to rival Anthropic

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    "excerpt": "Sign up now: Get insights on Asia's fast-moving developments DeepSeek’s new open-source offering can proactively monitor group chats among developers for feedback on coding issues. PHOTO: REUTERS Published Nov 01, 2026, 12:55 PM Updated Nov 01, 2026, 12:55 PM AI generated DeepSeek has released a prototype of a more autonomous coding agent as it seeks to challenge Anthropic PBC’s popular Claude Code. The new open-source offering, dubbed “Super-agent” can proactively monitor group chats among developers for feedback on coding issues and suggest solutions without being summoned, the DeepSeek Harness team said in a post on WeChat on Oct 31. The new agent aims to “take as little human attention as possible, and give as much value as possible”, DeepSeek said in a user manual on GitHub. Earlier in 2026, DeepSeek created the Harness team to focus on helping build AI agents that can take on coding services offered by leading US labs including Anthropic. The term harness refers to the software scaffolding that wraps around a large language model which enables AI agents to manage more complex tasks. Anthropic and other developers have designed harnesses to make their software better at streamlining coding and other work. Chinese firms are locked in a heated rivalry with US developers to build more advanced – and affordable – AI tools. While OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot helped kick off the...",
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