Chinese company DeepSeek has added a new mode called Creator Mode to its AI agent. Anyone who wants artificial intelligence to handle a more complex task no longer needs to pore over code. They simply describe in plain English what the tool should do, and the system turns it into a functional plugin that teaches the agent a new skill. The Hangzhou-based company unveiled the new feature on November 2, marking another step in its effort to catch up with American competitors in the field of AI agents.
From an idea to a finished tool
The announcement came from the DeepSeek Harness team, which described the new feature in a post on X. The team promises that the new mode will allow people to turn their ideas into plugins they can use immediately. Instead of writing a program, users explain what they expect from the tool, much as they would assign a task to a colleague.
DeepSeek demonstrated several examples. One plugin can render 3D models, while another created an entire video-editing workspace. Both were built solely from text instructions in English, without conventional programming.
The finished plugins expand the capabilities of the agent offered by DeepSeek. They allow the agent to handle multi-step tasks that would otherwise require a developer to write a large amount of code manually. Creator Mode thus serves as a shortcut between an idea and a working tool.
What lies behind the name Harness
To understand the new feature, it helps to know what the word harness means. In the AI world, developers use it to refer to a software framework that wraps around a large language model. The model itself can answer questions and write text, but it is this additional layer that enables it to plan, use tools, and complete more complex work.
DeepSeek established the Harness team this year and gave it a clear mission: to build AI agents capable of competing with coding services. This field has proved exceptionally lucrative in recent months, with American companies such as Anthropic benefiting the most.
Creator Mode did not arrive on its own. Just a few days earlier, over the weekend, DeepSeek released an improved assistant for programmers. It is designed to proactively find and fix errors while requiring almost no attention from the user. Two new releases in a single week show that the Chinese company has significantly accelerated the pace at which it rolls out new tools.
Who will use Creator Mode
Creator Mode is not aimed at ordinary users who chat with a chatbot about recipes or ask it to rewrite an email. DeepSeek's AI agent is intended primarily for developers and specialists who need to automate more demanding work. This sets DeepSeek apart from products focused mainly on conversation.
The mode has been available since November 2 as part of DeepSeek's agent tools. The company did not provide any specific information in its announcement about pricing or potential restrictions for individual countries. Based on the demonstrations shown so far, users enter instructions for creating plugins in English.
Meanwhile, the race to develop AI agents is intensifying on both sides of the Pacific. Leading developers in the United States and China are competing to offer the most capable digital assistant—one that can write code, perform financial analysis, or take over other work tasks for people. Although chatbots sparked the wave of interest in artificial intelligence, companies see greater financial potential in agents capable of independently completing longer workflows.
Emergent also highlights another aspect of the new feature. According to the site, Creator Mode will make it easier for Chinese developers to build their own specialized agents without having to rely on Western platforms. China has long focused on building critical technological infrastructure domestically, and tools like this fit well into that strategy.
Sources: finance.yahoo.com, emergent.sh and wired.cz
