deepseek-cowork
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On January 13, 2026, Anthropic released Claude Cowork:
"Introducing Cowork: Claude Code for the rest of your work."
Great product, but:
| Claude Cowork | DeepSeek Cowork | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | 💰 Expensive | ✅ Ultra-low cost |
| Accessibility | 🔒 Complex setup, regional restrictions | ✅ Ready to use |
| Open Source | ❌ Proprietary | ✅ Fully open source |
| Self-hosting | ❌ Not supported | ✅ Supports private deployment |
We want everyone to have access to a great AI assistant — so we built this.
| Solid Baseline | Ultra Affordable | Fully Open |
|---|---|---|
| Reliable performance among open-source LLMs | Most competitive API pricing | Supports local deployment & customization |
Open-source models will eventually catch up with closed-source.
We believe it's only a matter of time. Rather than wait, we're building the infrastructure now.
When open-source models reach parity, DeepSeek Cowork will be ready.
This would have been impossible before. But two things changed:
Use natural language to have AI help you with:
Typical Scenarios
| Scenario | Example |
|---|---|
| Data Collection | "Extract prices from these 10 pages and make a spreadsheet" |
| Form Filling | "Batch fill registration forms using this contact list" |
| Content Organization | "Sort files in my downloads folder by type" |
| Monitoring | "Check this page daily and notify me of updates" |
💡 Like having a 24/7 digital assistant at your command
DeepSeek Cowork adopts a unique Hybrid SaaS architecture, combining the best of cloud-based SaaS and local desktop applications:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ User's Computer │
│ ┌──────────────┐ ┌──────────────┐ ┌──────────────────┐ │
│ │ Electron │ │ Web Browser │ │ CLI Tool │ │
│ │ Desktop │ │ (Chrome, │ │ deepseek-cowork │ │
│ │ App │ │ Edge...) │ │ │ │
│ └──────┬───────┘ └──────┬───────┘ └────────┬─────────┘ │
│ │ IPC │ HTTP/WS │ manage │
│ └───────────────────┼─────────────────────┘ │
│ ▼ │
│ ┌────────────────┐ │
│ │ LocalService │◄── All data stays local │
│ │ (Node.js) │ │
│ └────────┬───────┘ │
└─────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┘
│ Encrypted
▼
┌────────────────┐
│ Happy AI │
│ (Cloud) │
└────────────────┘
| Feature | Benefit |
|---|---|
| Zero Server Cost | Static frontend hosted on GitHub Pages, no backend infrastructure needed |
| Data Privacy | All user data, settings, and files remain on your local machine |
| Unified Experience | Same UI/UX whether using Desktop app or Web browser |
localhost:3333The ApiAdapter layer automatically detects the environment and routes API calls appropriately.
DeepSeek Cowork integrates with Happy, an open-source mobile and web client for AI coding agents.
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| End-to-End Encryption | All messages are encrypted locally before transmission - your data never leaves your device unencrypted |
| Mobile Access | Use the Happy App (iOS / Android) to monitor and control AI tasks on the go |
| Push Notifications | Get alerted when AI needs permission or encounters errors |
| Open Source | Fully auditable code with no telemetry or tracking |
DeepSeek Cowork uses Happy's account server for session management and encrypted sync across devices.
| Component | Description |
|---|---|
| Claude Code | Original Claude Code integrated as Agent kernel with all features and capabilities |
| Happy | Open-source AI session management with E2E encryption and mobile app support |
| JS Eyes | Browser extension for tab control, script execution, data extraction |
| Electron App | Cross-platform desktop interface integrating all components |
git clone https://github.com/imjszhang/deepseek-cowork.git
cd deepseek-cowork
npm install
npm start
Development mode: npm run dev
Use DeepSeek Cowork directly in your browser without installing the desktop app.
Visit deepseek-cowork.com to try the web interface.
# Install CLI tool globally (latest version: 0.1.35)
npm install -g deepseek-cowork@0.1.35
# Start local service (background mode)
deepseek-cowork start --daemon
# Open web interface in browser
deepseek-cowork open
CLI Version:
deepseek-cowork@0.1.35
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
deepseek-cowork start | Start local service (foreground) |
deepseek-cowork start --daemon | Start local service (background) |
deepseek-cowork stop | Stop local service |
deepseek-cowork status | Check service status |
deepseek-cowork open | Open web interface in browser |
deepseek-cowork config | View/edit configuration |
deepseek-cowork deploy | Deploy skills to work directories |
deepseek-cowork module | Manage server modules |
# Deploy built-in skills to work directories
deepseek-cowork deploy
# Deploy with Chinese templates
deepseek-cowork deploy --lang zh
# Deploy custom skill from any path
deepseek-cowork deploy --from ./my-skill --target my-project
# Check deployment status
deepseek-cowork deploy status
# List available modules
deepseek-cowork module list
# Deploy a module
deepseek-cowork module deploy demo-module
# Deploy custom module from any path
deepseek-cowork module deploy my-module --from ./my-module-source
# Check deployed modules status
deepseek-cowork module status
# Build static files for web deployment
npm run build:web
# Output: docs/app/
The web frontend is deployed to GitHub Pages automatically.
Build standalone installers for Windows, macOS, and Linux:
# Build for current platform
npm run build
# Build for specific platform
npm run build:win # Windows (NSIS installer + portable)
npm run build:mac # macOS (DMG, Intel + Apple Silicon)
npm run build:linux # Linux (AppImage, deb, rpm)
# Build for all platforms
npm run build:all
Built packages will be output to the dist/ directory.
The project uses semantic versioning (SemVer). Current version: V0.1.35
Update version numbers:
npm run version:patch # 0.1.0 → 0.1.1 (bug fixes)
npm run version:minor # 0.1.0 → 0.2.0 (new features)
npm run version:major # 0.1.0 → 1.0.0 (breaking changes)
The version number is automatically synchronized to:
package.json - Source of truthrenderer/index.html - UI display (auto-updated during build)Browser automation requires the JS Eyes extension.
chrome://extensions/edge://extensions/about:debuggingSee JS Eyes documentation for details
PRs welcome! Fork → Change → Submit.
MIT
This project is built upon:
Making great AI assistants accessible to everyone
FAQs
Open-Source Alternative to Claude Cowork - CLI Tool
The npm package deepseek-cowork receives a total of 26 weekly downloads. As such, deepseek-cowork popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that deepseek-cowork demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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