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News, releases, and technical articles about Yao Agents.
2026
DeepSeek V4.1 Is Here, Plus GPT Image 2.5 for Image Generation
Yao Agents adds the DeepSeek V4.1 Flash family with three thinking levels, and brings in GPT Image 2.5 for image generation and editing.
Android Beta Is Live — Command Your Computers From Your Phone
Yao Agents is now on Android (Beta). Your AI experts run on your own computers — assign work and track progress from your phone.
OCR Is Here — Read Scans, Photos, and PDFs
Yao Agents now has built-in OCR. Supports PaddleOCR, Baidu OCR, Google Cloud Vision, and Azure Document Intelligence.
DeepSeek Can See Now
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp is live in Yao Agents. Pick it from DeepSeek or OpenCode Go when adding a model provider.
DeepSeek Harness: Use It Across Your Devices
Yao Agents now includes DeepSeek Harness. Use it in the desktop app or browser, across all your devices.
Cloud Servers Are Live — No Engine, No Setup, Just Go
Yao Agents now supports cloud servers. Skip the local install, connect to a hosted server, and start working. Beijing node is live for trial.
Kanban Board + Inbox — Queue It Up, AI Knocks It Down
Yao Agents now has a task board and a smart inbox. Line up what needs doing, AI works through the list, and pings you when it's done — or when it needs a call from you.
Agent Smith — Build the Exact AI Expert You Need
Yao Agents now includes Agent Smith. Tell it what you need, and it finds skills, builds, tests, and ships your custom AI expert — hands-free. Full walkthrough with a Stock Analyst example.
Create a Brand Research Deck with Yao Agents
Use Yao Agents to research Labubu and generate a brand research slide deck. Full walkthrough from setup to finished PDF.
Settings Panel Is Live — Connect Your Own Models in 3 Steps
Yao Agents now has a settings panel. Add your own model providers, configure search, email, and sandbox — all from the GUI.
Setting Up DeepSeek V4 in Yao Agents
DeepSeek V4 just dropped — 1M context window, massively improved Agent capabilities. Here's how to hook up DeepSeek V4 Pro and V4 Flash in Yao Agents.
Yao Agents Open Beta — Put Your Old Computer to Work
Yao Agents is now in open beta. Turn your computers into an AI team. Build tools on the fly, spin up websites, analyze data, generate reports — and with Tai Link, put multiple machines to work together.