# DeepSeek Harness (dsh) vs Paperclip (slim)

> Paperclip scores 59 (C) to DeepSeek Harness's 49.2 (D) for multi-agent orchestration. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Paperclip scores 59 (C) on agent readiness against DeepSeek Harness (dsh)'s 49.2 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do multi-agent orchestration.

- DeepSeek Harness (dsh): D 49.2, rank #909 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deepseek-harness.min.md
- Paperclip: C 59, rank #625 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/paperclip.min.md
- DeepSeek Harness (dsh), good for Developers who use DeepSeek models and want a scriptable harness with ACP, a JSON event stream and a Python SDK.
- Paperclip, good for Someone running several coding or operations agents who wants one place for tasks, budgets, approvals and history across harnesses. Ahead on Reliability, 66 against 33; Security & auth, 64 against 40; Maintenance & community, 78 against 71; Transparency & trust, 65 against 50.

| Category | DeepSeek Harness (dsh) | Paperclip |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 33 | 66 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 77 | 81 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 68 | 70 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 40 | 64 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 71 | 78 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 50 | 65 |

| Fact (where they differ) | DeepSeek Harness (dsh) | Paperclip |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | DeepSeek | Paperclip Labs, Inc. |
| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |
| Last release | 2026-10-17 | 2026-10-05 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | 2026-07-23 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | 2026-07-23 |
| Customer content may train models |  | yes, with an opt-out |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | yes |
| Popularity | 245k npm/wk | 99k stars, 60k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (4) | none |