DeepSeek Harness WeChat Article Plugin: From Topic Selection to WeChat Drafts via Chat

Install a plugin in DeepSeek Harness and use natural-language chat to handle topic selection, writing, review, layout, image generation, and publishing prep for WeChat Official Account articles

Who

Content operators or developers already using or willing to deploy DeepSeek Harness locally who need to produce WeChat Official Account content

You get

After installing the plugin and configuring the WeChat Article Skill, describe your article needs in chat to generate Markdown drafts, styled HTML, cover images, and inline images locally; with credentials configured, push directly to the WeChat drafts box

You need

DeepSeek

Steps

1. Install the plugin from source

   Run the following commands in your terminal to clone DeepSeek Harness and the aws-wechat-article plugin, install dependencies, build both, register the plugin, and start the web server.

2. Open a WeChat project workspace

   In the DeepSeek Harness Web UI (default http://127.0.0.1:3081/), create or open a session and select a local folder as the workspace. This folder will store the project’s WeChat config, writing assets, and article files. Click the WeChat icon at the bottom of the left sidebar to open the WeChat workspace panel.

3. Install the WeChat Article Skill

   On first use, click Install WeChat Article Skill. The plugin pulls aiworkskills/wechat-article-skills from GitHub (9 Skills defining the full pipeline from topic selection to publishing). This is a one-time install; later it shows Update Skill. If skillSourceDir is preconfigured in your deployment, this step is skipped and Update Skill appears directly.

4. Complete WeChat account configuration

   Fill in five categories of settings and save: 1) account positioning, target readers, default author; 2) content strategy (article types, headline directions, structure); 3) writing guidelines (tone and content requirements); 4) layout, cover, and inline image style; 5) WeChat Official Account publishing info (optional, for auto-push to WeChat drafts). You can later adjust settings via Skill Config in the top-right, or use online config, the standalone config site, or the local config folder.

5. Write articles in chat

   After configuration, type your writing request directly into the main chat. You do not need to click Start New Article in the right panel. The agent follows the Skill flow and pauses at decision points. If you exit midway, you can ask it to read existing article files and continue.

   Execution prompt · Source text。DeepSeek Harness main chat input

   Copy prompt

   写一篇介绍 DeepSeek Harness 插件体系的公众号文章，面向有 TypeScript
   经验的开发者。先给我几个选题方向，确认后再继续写。

6. Review and revise article files

   The Creation panel on the right lists articles by most recent update. Expanding an article shows the Markdown draft/final, HTML layout file, cover image, and inline images. Click a file to preview; click the quote button to bring a draft or image into the main chat, then request changes.

   Execution prompt · Source text。DeepSeek Harness main chat input (after quoting an inline image)

   Copy prompt

   重新生成这张图片，保持原来的内容，但改成更简洁的科技媒体风格。

7. Manage writing assets

   Use Writing Assets to create content directions (e.g., WeChat Skills, DeepSeek Harness), upload documents and images, and support drag-and-drop, batch import, preview, rename, and delete. When writing, tell the agent which content direction to use; it will read related materials per Skill rules and prefer images from that direction for inline images.

No prompt needed — just follow the steps.