8 Best DeepSeek Harness Plugins Worth Installing in 2026
2026-08-18
How we picked these
The list below comes from dshplugins.cc, which indexes DeepSeek Harness plugins carrying the dsh-plugin topic on GitHub and records their stars and downloads daily. We picked eight plugins that solve common problems, plus a few honorable mentions. Star counts are as of mid-August 2026 and change often — check each plugin page for current numbers.
1. dsh-web-ui — the all-round UI and skin collection
Best for: making the default Web UI your own. dsh-web-ui (about 3.6k stars) bundles a task board, a git graph, a right-side panel, remote mobile UI, a pet, live token statistics, and a skin center. If you spend hours in the web interface, this is often the first plugin people install. View dsh-web-ui.
2. modlens — vision for text-only models
Best for: image understanding without swapping models. Most DeepSeek and GLM chat models cannot read images; modlens (about 2.5k stars) is a vision bridge that turns a pasted image into structured JSON evidence — OCR, layout, and semantic description — that a text-only model can reason over. View modlens.
3. dsh-better-sidebar — a full workbench in the sidebar
Best for: file, terminal, and Git workflows. dsh-better-sidebar (about 1.7k stars) turns the sidebar into a workbench with file rendering and editing, a terminal, Git, and subagents, and lets third-party plugins register their own tabs. View dsh-better-sidebar.
4. dsh-vision-toolkit — a native agent-vision bundle
Best for: teams already using agent-vision-toolkit. dsh-vision-toolkit (about 550 stars) brings that toolkit into DeepSeek Harness as a native profile bundle, which keeps the integration closer to the core than a wrapper. View dsh-vision-toolkit.
5. dsh-agent-teams — durable multi-agent orchestration
Best for: splitting a big goal into parallel agents. dsh-agent-teams (about 430 stars) turns your session into a captain that assembles durable sub-agents and splits a goal into dependency-aware tasks, which helps on long, multi-part jobs. View dsh-agent-teams.
6. dsh-at-file — @ references to your workspace
Best for: quick file insertion. dsh-at-file (about 280 stars) lets you type @ in the composer to search the current workspace and insert a file or directory reference into the conversation — a small change that removes a whole class of copy-paste errors. View dsh-at-file.
7. dsh-tianshu-tui — a terminal-style UI
Best for: TDD and terminal aesthetics. dsh-tianshu-tui (about 190 stars) is a terminal-style interface plugin for the official dsh web UI, with ANSI rendering, visual graphs, and a workflow that feels closer to the terminal. View dsh-tianshu-tui.
8. dsh-genui — interactive UI for answers
Best for: turning model output into something interactive. dsh-genui (about 150 stars) gives answers a live interface while the plain text stays available, which is useful for previewing data, forms, or structured results before copying them out. View dsh-genui.
Honorable mentions
A few more worth knowing: dsh-workflow (a multi-agent workflow layer), dsh-notification (desktop notifications when a session finishes), dsh-open-in-vscode (open a workspace directory in VS Code from the GUI), and dsh-find-plugin (ask the agent to search the plugin ecosystem for you).
How to install these plugins
Every plugin installs through the same command. From a DeepSeek Harness checkout, run dsh plugin --profile web add github:owner/repo — for example dsh plugin --profile web add github:zhu1090093659/dsh-web-ui — or install an npm-published plugin by name. The first GitHub install may ask you to allow the package's prepare build; the install guide covers that step.
FAQ
Which plugin should I install first? Start with one that matches the work you repeat most: dsh-better-sidebar if you live in files and Git, modlens if you paste images often, or dsh-web-ui if you want the interface customized.
Are these plugins safe? Plugins run code on your machine — check the license, source, and pinned commits before installing; the security guide and each plugin's health score help.
How do I find more plugins? Browse the directory or search by category.
Conclusion
The DeepSeek Harness plugin ecosystem is young but active, and the most popular plugins cluster around UI, vision, and orchestration. Star counts shift weekly, so check the live numbers on the plugin pages before you decide. Start with one or two plugins that fix a real friction point, and keep the install and security guides close by.