Deepseek Harness Desktop
by steven-kid · steven-kid/deepseek-harness-desktop
Minimal desktop wrapper for DeepSeek Harness 极简 Deespeek Harness 桌面端，跨平台，免配置，开箱即用
Install Deepseek Harness Desktop
Installs but activates nothing: package.json has no `dsh.bundle` declaration, so `dsh plugin` warns and loads no config layer.
This repository is not a DSH plugin
package.json declares no dsh.bundle. In the official docs' own words, a package like this “still installs, but only as a plain dependency: dsh plugin prints a warning and activates no layer”. The install looks like it worked and nothing happens.What it actually is: Minimal desktop wrapper for DeepSeek Harness 极简 Deespeek Harness 桌面端，跨平台，免配置，开箱即用 If that is what you came for, use it directly from the repository — it is just not something dsh plugin add can activate.
Before you run itinstall scripts
- This package declares
postinstall— package-manager lifecycle scripts that execute on your machine at install time, outside the agent sandbox, before any tool-approval prompt exists. - A plugin runs with your permissions once loaded: it can read your files, use your credentials and reach the network. Tool approvals do not sandbox it.
- Installing from git resolves a moving branch. Pin a commit —
github:steven-kid/deepseek-harness-desktop#<commit-sha>— so the code you reviewed is the code you install.
Prerequisites
- API key
- Not required.
- Network access
- Not required at runtime.
- Language
- JavaScript
Install check
Every field the verdict was derived from, so you can re-derive it yourself
| Field checked | Result | Weight | What the spec says about it |
|---|---|---|---|
| lifecycleScripts | fail | warn | runs at install time, outside the agent sandbox: postinstall |
| dsh.bundle | missing | fatal | package.json has no `dsh.bundle` key |
- Verdict reason
- no dsh.bundle declaration — installs as a plain dependency only
- package.json read
- package.json
- Rules applied from
- docs/user/develop/basic/publish.md
- Checked at
- 2026-08-15
- Install-time scripts
postinstall
From the README
Excerpt as published by the author, plain text, unedited
DeepSeek Harness Desktop A minimal, local-first, cross-platform desktop shell for DeepSeek Harness Desktop packages the official DeepSeek Harness Web experience as a standalone desktop application. It removes the need to start the CLI manually or manage local ports while preserving the full Harness interface. This project focuses on desktop hosting. It does not fork, modify, inject into, or reimplement the Harness UI. Models, sessions, settings, plugins, and agent capabilities remain provided by the official `@deepseek-ai/dsh` package. > [!IMPORTANT] > This is an unofficial community wrapper and an early-stage project. It depends on the rapidly evolving `@deepseek-ai/dsh@0.1.0-rc.6`. The macOS builds are not Apple-notarized, and the Windows builds are not commercially code-signed. | Platfo
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