Chinese AI company DeepSeek has released a test version of a coding agent that works with less human help, TechNode Global, Bloomberg and the South China Morning Post report.

The tool, called dsh-superagent, is open source under the MIT license. That means anyone can use and change the code. It was built by DeepSeek's Harness team.

The agent takes coding requests from approved people. It handles each task in its own separate session and sends back results, such as a pull request, TechNode Global reports. For now it watches one GitHub project. It can also take requests through the chat app Feishu.

The goal is to "take as little human attention as possible, and give as much value as possible," DeepSeek said in a user guide, according to Bloomberg. The Post reports the system aims to cut the need for people to manage several AI agents at once.

DeepSeek calls the code a research prototype, not an official product. It warns that it is not ready for production and may have bugs, TechNode Global reports. The agent also runs with broad access to the computer it is on, so DeepSeek suggests giving it its own user account.

Bloomberg and the Post describe the release as a challenge to coding tools from Anthropic and OpenAI, such as Claude Code and Codex.

Bloomberg reports that DeepSeek recently raised about $15 billion ahead of a planned stock listing.

What we know: The prototype is public, free and labeled not production-ready.
What we don't: Whether DeepSeek will turn it into a full product.