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# Quick start
English | [中文](quickstart.zh.md)
This guide gets an agent running in five minutes.
## Prerequisites
- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) ^22.19 or >= 24
- [pnpm](https://pnpm.io/) 11 (use Corepack to select the repository-pinned version)
```sh
# Check versions
node -v # v22.19.x, or v24.x and newer
corepack enable
pnpm -v # 11.x
```
## Step 1: run echo-agent
echo-agent needs no API key and runs after dependencies are installed.
```sh
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/deepseek-harness/deepseek-harness.git
cd deepseek-harness
# Install dependencies
pnpm install
# Start echo-agent
pnpm run demo:echo
```
The process prints:
```
echo-agent ready. Type a message ("echo <text>" triggers the tool).
>
```
Enter:
```
> echo hello world
```
The model issues a tool call, and the echo tool returns the text in uppercase:
```
[tool call] echo({"text":"hello world"})
[tool result] ECHO: HELLO WORLD
```
Your local environment is ready.
## Step 2: use a real model
Next, connect a real DeepSeek model and run the complete command-line agent.
### Get an API key
Get an API key from [DeepSeek Platform](https://platform.deepseek.com/).
### Configure the environment
Create a gitignored `.env` file in the repository root:
```sh
DEEPSEEK_API_KEY=sk-your-key-here
```
### Start repl-agent
```sh
pnpm run demo:repl
```
```
agent REPL ready. Give it a coding task.
>
```
This is a complete coding assistant that can read and write files, run commands, and delegate subtasks.
Try a task:
```
> Create hello.js in the current directory, print "Hello from Harness!", and run it
```
## What happened
echo-agent and repl-agent use the same application framework (`@deepseek-ai/dsh-stdio-demo`). Their `cordis.yml` files select different plugins and configuration. Custom agents use the same composition model.
## Next steps
- [Configuration](./config.md) — understand the `cordis.yml` format
- [Develop a plugin](../develop/basic/) — build your own tool or backend