Summary
Hmbown released CodeWhale v0.8.41 as the formal rebrand of DeepSeek TUI. The release keeps legacy deepseek binaries alive for one release cycle as forwarding shims, giving users and scripts a transition path before removal in v0.9.0.
What changed
DeepSeek TUI was renamed to CodeWhale in v0.8.41, with legacy binary names preserved temporarily as deprecation shims that forward to the new executables.
Why it matters
Rebrands in agent tooling are usually cosmetic, but this one matters because it changes install names, binary names, automation paths, and docs references. Shipping transition shims lowers migration friction for teams that have already embedded the tool in scripts, CI, or local workflows.
Evidence excerpt
The release says the project is renamed to CodeWhale and that legacy deepseek and deepseek-tui binaries remain for one release cycle as deprecation shims before removal in v0.9.0.