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15 DeepSeek Harness Plugins That Turn a Chat Box Into a Workbench

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Recently, DeepSeek Harness (DSH) has been incredibly popular, with its GitHub repository surpassing 150,000 stars. If you still don't know what DeepSeek Harness is, you can first read Open-source for three days and 120,000 stars! What exactly is DeepSeek Harness? A complete guide from beginner installation to practice to catch up.

The community plugin ecosystem has also seen explosive growth—there are currently over 1,700 plugins.

But having too many plugins is also a problem: which ones are worth installing? Which ones are traps? I cross-referenced the awesome-dsh-plugin directory and filtered out 15 plugins truly worth installing. Just follow along and install them.

1. Desktop & Interface: Maximize the Experience First

The default dsh web is just a plain chat box, which feels too bare after a while. These 5 plugins maximize the experience from five angles: desktop client, Web UI, sidebar, terminal, and plugin marketplace.

1. deepseek-harness-desktop ⭐ 13,211

Packages DSH into a native desktop application, with system tray persistence and an independent window, smoother than the web version, eliminating the pain of accidentally closing browser tabs. The highest-starred project in the entire ecosystem.

deepseek-harness-desktop

desktop-preview.png

▸ Official main interface: Desktop dual-pane workbench

2. dsh-web-ui ⭐ 4,485

A one-stop Web UI suite, integrating a sidebar, task board, and statistics panel, upgrading the default interface directly into a professional workbench. The top choice for aesthetics; if you only install one interface plugin, install this one.

dsh-web-ui

dsh-web-ui

▸ Web UI suite main interface

3. dsh-better-sidebar ⭐ 2,125

Rebuilds the workbench sidebar, making the file tree, embedded terminal, and Git branch status clear at a glance, maximizing information density and reducing window switching. Does not conflict with dsh-web-ui and can be used together.

dsh-better-sidebar

Workbench sidebar

▸ Sidebar workbench: File tree + Terminal + Git

4. dsh-TUI ⭐ 1,941

A blessing for terminal interface (TUI) fans, running DSH in a full-screen terminal with pure keyboard operation. The preferred solution for remote servers, headless environments, and vim enthusiasts.

dsh-TUI

▸ Full-screen terminal TUI startup interface

5. dsh-market ⭐ 987

A built-in plugin marketplace that allows you to browse, search, and one-click install ecosystem plugins, essentially bringing an app store into DSH. No more digging through GitHub to find good plugins.

dsh-market

▸ Plugin marketplace demo interface

2. Vision & Search: Filling the Multimodal Gap

DeepSeek itself is a text-only model, and its biggest weakness is that it cannot see images or search the web. These 3 plugins fill this gap through visual bridging and web search.

6. modlens ⭐ 3,036

DSH's first vision plugin, and the highest-starred vision plugin. Paste a screenshot into the conversation, and it can view, recognize, and understand UI. Throw error screenshots directly at it for analysis.

modlens

Three images dropped together, read one by one

▸ Demo: Pasting a screenshot for DSH to recognize

7. modsearch ⭐ 144

A web search plugin that allows DSH to look up information in real-time and cite sources, compensating for the model's knowledge cutoff date. By the same author as modlens, the experience is better when used together.

modsearch

▸ Demo: Web search for real-time information lookup

8. dsh-imagegen ⭐ 6

Generates images directly within the conversation. Input a prompt and get an image back, turning DSH into a quick image generation tool without switching to dedicated image software. Low star count but direct functionality.

dsh-imagegen

▸ Demo: Image generation within conversation

3. Agents & Files: Making Agents Work Smarter

Not satisfied with solo work? These 3 plugins let DSH work in teams, read files precisely, and search code globally.

9. dsh-agent-teams ⭐ 536

A multi-agent collaboration framework that breaks down large tasks for multiple agents to process in parallel and deliver collaboratively, essentially giving DSH a small team. Suitable for complex project-level tasks.

dsh-agent-teams

▸ Multi-agent collaboration interface

10. dsh-at-file ⭐ 366

Use @ in chat to directly reference files or directories, feeding precise context to the model and eliminating the need to copy-paste large blocks of code.

dsh-at-file

▸ Demo: @ file referencing in chat

11. dsh-workspace-search ⭐ 4

Full-text workspace search, quickly locating keywords, functions, and configurations within code and files, equivalent to installing a global 'grep + jump' for the workspace.

dsh-workspace-search

▸ Demo: Workspace full-text search

4. Efficiency & Security: Keeping Accounts Clear and Work Stable

These 4 are advanced capabilities—usage billing, context health checks, computer control, and security research. Install as needed.

12. dsh-usage-stats ⭐ 18

A token usage and billing statistics panel that visualizes the consumption of each conversation, helping you see 'where the money is going' and control API costs.

dsh-usage-stats

▸ Token usage statistics panel

13. dsh-context-doctor ⭐ 14

A context health check tool that checks if the context is over limit or contains redundant content, helping you slim down conversation context and avoid token waste and model drift.

dsh-context-doctor

▸ Context health check result interface

14. dsh-computer-use ⭐ 16

Browser/computer control automation, allowing DSH to automatically operate web pages, click buttons, and fill out forms, turning 'help me click on that website' into automatic execution.

dsh-computer-use

▸ Browser automation settings center

15. dsh-reverse-skill ⭐ 32

A security research skill pack, integrating tools and workflows related to reverse engineering and auditing, making it convenient for security researchers to orchestrate security tasks uniformly within DSH. Low star count but high value.

dsh-reverse-skill

▸ GitHub repository cover image

5. Installation Method and Selection Advice

Installation is done with a single command, minimalist installation:

dsh plugin --profile web add "github:owner/repo#main"

🕳 Pitfall Tip: When starting the Web UI, you must add the --patch parameter, otherwise skills and some plugins will not take effect. The complete command is: npx @deepseek-ai/dsh web --patch

You can also just throw the plugin's GitHub address to the AI and let the AI install it for you.

For example, to install the deepseek-harness-desktop plugin, just select any working directory in the DeepSeek Harness web page. Then throw the following line to it and wait for the installation to complete.

Help me install https://github.com/anywhere-labs/deepseek-harness-desktop this plugin

Installing plugin

Desktop installation successful

Selection Advice:

Final Words

DeepSeek Harness's slogan is 'Everything is a plugin.' Judging from these 15 plugins, the interface, vision, search, collaboration, and security can all be detached and swapped out. With so many plugins, there's bound to be one that suits you.

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