harnessrouter vs DSHA
The two are close in size: 3.3k stars for harnessrouter, 2.0k for DSHA. Over the days we have tracked them harnessrouter moved +473.5% and DSHA +701.6%, so DSHA is growing faster right now.
They split the axes: harnessrouter leads on context depth and model freedom, DSHA on setup ease.
Stars and commit dates come from our own daily tracking. The six axes are read off each project's documentation by our review pipeline, so they describe what a project says about itself, not what we measured in its code.
Where they stand today
A single-container, self-hosted runtime implementing the Unified Harness Protocol that runs multiple agent harnesses locally with your keys and no telemetry.
- Stars
- 3.3k
- Tracked growth
- +473.5%
- Maturity
- ●●●●●
- Last commit
- 1h ago
- Language
- Python
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Cost to run
- Your API key; provider billing applies
Runs DeepSeek Harness on unrooted Android with an integrated proroot container runtime, ADB direct device channel and real-time floating AI output overlay.
- Stars
- 2.0k
- Tracked growth
- +701.6%
- Maturity
- ●●●●●
- Last commit
- 5h ago
- Language
- Java
- License
- MIT
- Cost to run
- Your DeepSeek API key
Six axes, head to head
Each axis runs 0 to 5. The label under a score is what that project's own docs claim, not a category average.
| Axis | harnessrouter | DSHA |
|---|---|---|
Context depth How much of your codebase it sees before it answers: the open diff, the diff plus related files, or the whole repository. | ●●●●● Whole-repo analysis | ●●●●● Diff only |
Noise control How it keeps output volume down — severity thresholds, deduplication, incremental runs over new commits only. | ●●●●● Minimal controls | ●●●●● Confirmations & prechecks |
Customization How far it bends to your team: custom rules, prompts, style guides, per-path config. | ●●●●● Integration & policies | ●●●●● Configurable settings |
Privacy Whether your code stays on your own infrastructure: fully local, self-hostable, or cloud API only. | ●●●●● Self-hosted (provider keys) | ●●●●● Self-hostable |
Model freedom Whether you can point it at any provider, or it is wired to one. | ●●●●● Bring-your-own-key | ●●●●● API key supported |
Setup ease What it takes to get a first useful run out of it. | ●●●●● Docker + API key | ●●●●● One-click install |
Which one to pick
Pick harnessrouter if…
Privacy-first — a one-container, self-hosted agent runtime that keeps keys and data on your infrastructure while supporting many provider backends.
- Context depth: Whole-repo analysis (5/5 against 1/5)
- Model freedom: Bring-your-own-key (5/5 against 3/5)
Pick DSHA if…
Mobile-first — run DeepSeek on unrooted Android with one-click install, proroot performance gains, persistent local data and direct ADB device integration.
- Setup ease: One-click install (5/5 against 3/5)
What people want from each one
HarnessRouter/harnessrouter
Questions people ask
Is harnessrouter better than DSHA?
They split the axes: harnessrouter leads on context depth and model freedom, DSHA on setup ease. harnessrouter is worth picking when privacy-first — a one-container, self-hosted agent runtime that keeps keys and data on your infrastructure while supporting many provider backends.
Which of harnessrouter and DSHA keeps my code private?
harnessrouter: Self-hosted (provider keys) (4/5). DSHA: Self-hostable (4/5).
What does each one cost to run?
harnessrouter: Your API key; provider billing applies. DSHA: Your DeepSeek API key.
Full profiles: HarnessRouter/harnessrouter and qiannianhuanxiang/DSHA. Everything else in Runtimes & sandboxes.