# DeepSeek Harness vs markus

> Two self-hosted [AI Agents projects](https://selfhost.directory/ai-agents), 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).

## Details

- [DeepSeek Harness](https://selfhost.directory/project/deepseek-harness) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/deepseek-harness.md)
- [markus](https://selfhost.directory/project/markus) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/markus.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/deepseek-harness-vs-markus