DeepSeek has announced the formation of a new Harness team aimed at developing code agents to compete with Anthropic's Claude Code. Senior researcher Chen Deli confirmed the initiative on social media, highlighting the company's focus on creating DeepSeek Code Harness. The team is currently recruiting for key positions, including Product Manager and Engineering Manager, based in Beijing. The Harness team will focus on transforming DeepSeek's model capabilities into leading agent products, emphasizing the integration of models into real-world workflows. This move marks a strategic shift from merely enhancing model capabilities to embedding them into developers' daily operations. The initiative aims to address the gap between model capabilities and their practical application, a challenge highlighted by the popularity of community-driven projects like DeepSeek-TUI. DeepSeek's efforts to establish an official Code Harness underscore its commitment to evolving its models in tandem with real-world feedback, positioning itself as a key player in the competitive AI coding landscape. The company's recruitment drive signals its readiness to directly engage in the development of comprehensive agent products.