DeepSeek Harnessvsmarkus
Two self-hosted AI Agents projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| DeepSeek Harness | markus | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 87/100 | 48/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 209 in AI Agents | #110 of 209 in AI Agents |
| GitHub stars | 265 481 | 210 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +9 489 | +1 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 6 |
| Latest release | — | v0.12.0 · 27 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
DeepSeek Harness scores 87/100 against 48/100 for markus, so it is the safer default.
markus ships more often: 6 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for DeepSeek Harness.
DeepSeek Harness is growing faster right now (+9 489 stars in 30 days).
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