Background Agents
Background agents for DeepSeek Harness: run subagents as background jobs with a structured task board and approval controls.
What it is
Background Agents is a DeepSeek Harness plugin in the agents & orchestration group, published to npm as `dsh-background-agents`. Background agents for DeepSeek Harness: run subagents as background jobs with a structured task board and approval controls.
Version 0.10.2, licensed Apache-2.0, Node ^22.19.0 || >=24.0.0, DSH >=0.1.2-rc.1 <0.2.0 || >=0.1.5-alpha.1 <0.2.0 || >=0.1.6-0 <0.2.0 || >=0.1.7-0 <0.2.0 || >=0.2.0-0 <0.3.0 || >=0.2.1-0 <0.3.0.
The repository is available as a local checkout, so the version and licence above are read from the package manifest that is actually published rather than from a registry copy.
Other plugins in the same group: Skill Pack Security Provider, Team Rooms.
Install
The plugin is installed with dsh plugin add. Same command on both platforms — only the verification line differs.
bash / sh
dsh plugin --profile default add dsh-background-agents
dsh --profile default --dump-config | grep 'dsh-background-agents'
PowerShell
dsh plugin --profile default add dsh-background-agents
dsh --profile default --dump-config | Select-String 'dsh-background-agents'
Replace default with the profile you actually use. Restart the session afterwards so the plugin’s tools are registered.
Full documentation
This page covers what the plugin is, how to install it, and where it comes from. Configuration keys, tool schemas and the full manual live in the repository.
Full documentation → GitHub · 中文说明
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