johalqian/deepseek-harness-desktop
Unofficial macOS desktop wrapper for DeepSeek Harness with automatic local runtime and embedded Web UI.
Removes the terminal from the macOS Harness experience: double-click the app and it starts the bundled Harness runtime, assigns a private local port bound to loopback only, opens the existing Harness Web UI in a standalone desktop window, and stops the local service when you quit. The README lists actionable startup logs with one-click restart, and notes that the app repairs missing dependencies for locally linked Harness plugins when the required package is bundled with it.
Install
⚠️ Install command not yet confirmed — check the README on GitHub for the exact command.
Compatibility
README: an unofficial macOS desktop wrapper for DeepSeek Harness that pins @deepseek-ai/dsh to a tested version, verifies packaged harness peer dependencies during every release build, and keeps harness settings and sessions in the macOS application-data directory. It starts Harness automatically, binds an OS-assigned port on 127.0.0.1 only, and shuts the local service down when the app exits. Apple Silicon (M1 and later) is required by the current release.
Details
- Repo: johalqian/deepseek-harness-desktop
- Category: Web UI Enhancements
- Stars: 1
- Version: macOS release v0.1.3 (assets verified 2026-09-17; repo 0★, MIT, last push 2026-08-20)
- Last push: 2026-08-20
- First seen: 2026-08-13
Recent updates
The README documents the features, the install steps and the security model rather than a release-by-release table; the latest release when checked on 2026-09-17 was v0.1.3.
FAQ
- How do I install it?
- The README's steps: download the latest .dmg from Releases, drag the app into Applications, and on first launch right-click it in Finder and choose Open, because the build is not Apple-notarized.
- Which Macs are supported?
- Per the README the current release supports Apple Silicon Macs (M1, M2, M3, M4 and later ARM-based Macs).
- Is it official?
- No — the README states it is an unofficial macOS desktop wrapper, not affiliated with or endorsed by DeepSeek AI.