DeepSeek Harness overtook Open Code: 205K vs 202K stars on GitHub, and it took about a month. The author's prediction held: by the end of August, DeepSeek Harness became the most-starred coding agent on GitHub. Open Code sits at 202K stars, DeepSeek Harness at 205K. The edge comes from extreme plugin-based customization. The agent runs on self-modifying code without restarting the app.
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