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DeepSeekBot
Open-source Grok Bot alternative built on DeepSeek Harness
DeepSeekBot is an open-source Grok Bot alternative built on DeepSeek Harness. Create AI teammates with their own identity, roles and memory. Connect QQ, WeChat, Lark, Slack or Discord, and manage bots through CLI or Web on your own machine or VPS.
I'm building DeepSeekBot, an open-source GrokBot alternative built on DeepSeek Harness (DSH).
What inspired me about GrokBot wasn't simply the ability to message an agent. It was the interaction model.
In my experience with coding-agent workflows, I often start by deciding which project or Session to work in. With a bot-first interface, the starting question changes: which bot do I want to work with?
The task still matters. But the continuity comes from a bot with an identity, a role and long-term memory—not only from an individual Session. You can message it directly or bring it into a team conversation.
We aren't claiming to invent persistent agents or messaging-based workflows. Our choice is to build this experience inside the DeepSeek Harness ecosystem, rather than rebuild the harness underneath.
DeepSeekBot adds a switchable Bot mode, while the bot's agent execution uses underlying DSH Sessions. You can open an available Session from the bot's Sessions list and return to the native Harness interface to inspect its conversation and execution history.
Make the bot the starting point, without making its execution a black box.
DSH also gives us a foundation for extending bot capabilities through compatible plugins. We can focus on the teammate experience without developing every model integration and tool ourselves.
WHAT WE'RE BUILDING FOR
We've given bot teammates two servers and are experimenting with SEO automation using OpenSEO (https://www.producthunt.com/products/openseo), Lark topic summaries and project follow-ups, and simple coding tasks.
We've also given a bot its own email address and X account. We've tried CLI-based email management, LinkedIn outreach and posting on X; we're still learning which workflows are genuinely useful.
WHAT'S AVAILABLE TODAY
Personal bots and bot teams: individual identities, personas and persistent memory, with Group collaboration and direct messages.
Messaging integrations: QQ, WeChat, Lark / Feishu, Slack and Discord through dsh-im.
Pairing and permissions: permission requests with admin approval through Web or a designated IM channel.
Two authorization layers: code-enforced checks and natural-language role instructions the bot can consult. Role instructions guide behavior; they do not replace enforced access control.
CLI configuration: create bots, configure IM bindings and API keys on a VPS. Start Web when you need a GUI and access it through Tailscale.
Model choice: models available in your DSH setup can be assigned to individual bots. We've tried OpenCode Go and the DeepSeek API.
Inspectable memory: file-based memory backed by Git that you can inspect, edit, rewind and share through GitHub. Bots can keep CLI, Skill and MCP usage information in memory.
Private credential references: ask-secret lets bots reference credentials rather than copying plaintext secrets into conversations or memory.
Pixel identities: customizable avatars that morph with tool calls, inspired by Minecraft and Terraria.
BEYOND WORK
Desktop companions, QQ group friends and even three bots joining you for mahjong are directions we'd like to explore through DSH plugins and CLI tools.
Mahjong is an idea, not a feature we're claiming to ship today.
GET STARTED
Open DeepSeek Harness → Plugins → Add plugin, enter deepseekbot and install.
DeepSeekBot is MIT-licensed and self-hosted. Your model provider and hosting may have their own costs. We aren't claiming a zero-configuration managed cloud service.
It's a community project, not affiliated with DeepSeek or xAI. Compatibility with other DSH plugins is a goal, not a guarantee for every combination—please report issues.
CONTRIBUTE
The contribution guidelines and PR rules are in the repository. We'd love more people to contribute to DeepSeekBot, help grow the BotHarness community, or bring Issues and PRs:
Which features do you love most in ChatGPT Dots, Manus Cue, or GrokBot?
What would you want to see in an open-source alternative built on DeepSeek Harness—and why does that feature matter to you?
And when working with a personal bot, would you prefer to stay in the conversation, or sometimes open the underlying Session to inspect its work?
Your feedback will help us decide what to build next. We'd love to hear about real workflows, not just feature wishlists 👇
About DeepSeekBot on Product Hunt
“Open-source Grok Bot alternative built on DeepSeek Harness”
DeepSeekBot was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 0 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #147 on the daily leaderboard. DeepSeekBot is an open-source Grok Bot alternative built on DeepSeek Harness. Create AI teammates with their own identity, roles and memory. Connect QQ, WeChat, Lark, Slack or Discord, and manage bots through CLI or Web on your own machine or VPS.
On the analytics side, DeepSeekBot competes within Open Source, Developer Tools, Artificial Intelligence and GitHub — topics that collectively have 1.1M followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how DeepSeekBot performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted DeepSeekBot?
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DoodleBear
Hi Product Hunt 👋
I'm building DeepSeekBot, an open-source GrokBot alternative built on DeepSeek Harness (DSH).
What inspired me about GrokBot wasn't simply the ability to message an agent. It was the interaction model.
In my experience with coding-agent workflows, I often start by deciding which project or Session to work in. With a bot-first interface, the starting question changes: which bot do I want to work with?
The task still matters. But the continuity comes from a bot with an identity, a role and long-term memory—not only from an individual Session. You can message it directly or bring it into a team conversation.
We aren't claiming to invent persistent agents or messaging-based workflows. Our choice is to build this experience inside the DeepSeek Harness ecosystem, rather than rebuild the harness underneath.
DeepSeekBot adds a switchable Bot mode, while the bot's agent execution uses underlying DSH Sessions. You can open an available Session from the bot's Sessions list and return to the native Harness interface to inspect its conversation and execution history.
Make the bot the starting point, without making its execution a black box.
DSH also gives us a foundation for extending bot capabilities through compatible plugins. We can focus on the teammate experience without developing every model integration and tool ourselves.
WHAT WE'RE BUILDING FOR
We've given bot teammates two servers and are experimenting with SEO automation using OpenSEO (https://www.producthunt.com/products/openseo), Lark topic summaries and project follow-ups, and simple coding tasks.
We've also given a bot its own email address and X account. We've tried CLI-based email management, LinkedIn outreach and posting on X; we're still learning which workflows are genuinely useful.
WHAT'S AVAILABLE TODAY
Personal bots and bot teams: individual identities, personas and persistent memory, with Group collaboration and direct messages.
Messaging integrations: QQ, WeChat, Lark / Feishu, Slack and Discord through dsh-im.
Pairing and permissions: permission requests with admin approval through Web or a designated IM channel.
Two authorization layers: code-enforced checks and natural-language role instructions the bot can consult. Role instructions guide behavior; they do not replace enforced access control.
CLI configuration: create bots, configure IM bindings and API keys on a VPS. Start Web when you need a GUI and access it through Tailscale.
Model choice: models available in your DSH setup can be assigned to individual bots. We've tried OpenCode Go and the DeepSeek API.
Inspectable memory: file-based memory backed by Git that you can inspect, edit, rewind and share through GitHub. Bots can keep CLI, Skill and MCP usage information in memory.
Private credential references: ask-secret lets bots reference credentials rather than copying plaintext secrets into conversations or memory.
Pixel identities: customizable avatars that morph with tool calls, inspired by Minecraft and Terraria.
BEYOND WORK
Desktop companions, QQ group friends and even three bots joining you for mahjong are directions we'd like to explore through DSH plugins and CLI tools.
Mahjong is an idea, not a feature we're claiming to ship today.
GET STARTED
Open DeepSeek Harness → Plugins → Add plugin, enter deepseekbot and install.
Documentation and installation guide:
https://deepseekbot.app/en/
DeepSeekBot is MIT-licensed and self-hosted. Your model provider and hosting may have their own costs. We aren't claiming a zero-configuration managed cloud service.
It's a community project, not affiliated with DeepSeek or xAI. Compatibility with other DSH plugins is a goal, not a guarantee for every combination—please report issues.
CONTRIBUTE
The contribution guidelines and PR rules are in the repository. We'd love more people to contribute to DeepSeekBot, help grow the BotHarness community, or bring Issues and PRs:
https://github.com/BotHarness/DeepSeekBot
Community:
https://discord.gg/aEB2Ayhu7B
WHAT SHOULD WE BUILD NEXT?
Which features do you love most in ChatGPT Dots, Manus Cue, or GrokBot?
What would you want to see in an open-source alternative built on DeepSeek Harness—and why does that feature matter to you?
And when working with a personal bot, would you prefer to stay in the conversation, or sometimes open the underlying Session to inspect its work?
Your feedback will help us decide what to build next. We'd love to hear about real workflows, not just feature wishlists 👇