dsh-btw
One-shot read-only side question plugin for DeepSeek Harness that answers context-aware inquiries in an independent UI bubble without tool execution.
Install
$ Install the DSH plugin @michengai/dsh-btw into my local web profile by running: dsh plugin --profile web add @michengai/dsh-btw@latest --registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/. Then run dsh --profile web --dump-config, confirm the configuration includes michengai-btw, and explain how to reload DSH and start using the plugin.Plugin Overview & Capabilities
AI-assisted organization based on the public repository snapshot. The content must be grounded in source evidence and does not replace compatibility or security verification.
Key Capabilities
- Context-aware side questioning via the /btw slash command without interrupting primary agent execution
- Text selection toolbar with 'Ask BTW' and 'Explain this' actions on conversation messages
- Independent floating response bubbles supporting Markdown rendering, copy, collapse, and dismissal
- Selective quote insertion into the composer draft with 'Add to conversation'
- Real-time side question cancellation by closing the generating bubble
Useful For
- Asking for conceptual explanations or term clarification during a complex coding task without context disruption
- Summarizing plans or findings generated in prior turns of a conversation
- Extracting quick answers from prior context while a long-running agent task remains in progress
Who It Fits
- DeepSeek Harness web and desktop UI users seeking frictionless side clarifications during agent runs
- Developers needing to query conversation context without triggering unwanted tool calls or state modifications
Documented Limitations
- Strictly read-only: cannot run commands, read external files, browse the web, or edit code
- Accepts text only; file and image attachments in side questions are rejected
- Side answer bubbles are ephemeral and not persisted across browser refreshes
- Selection quotes are capped at 8,000 UTF-16 code units
- Requires DeepSeek Harness host version 0.2.0-rc.1 through 0.2.1-rc.2; older versions or 0.2.1 alphas are gated
DSH Compatibility
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Security Signals
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package.json declares 0 runtime, 45 development, 8 peer, and 0 optional dependencies.
package.json declares DSH bundle metadata.
GitHub reports the repository license as Apache-2.0.
A root package.json was captured and can be inspected by the registry.
Public GitHub source metadata is available for this registry snapshot.
Source & Registry Notes
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- Source repository
- MichengAI/dsh-btw
- Registry source
- GitHub · dsh-plugin topic
- Registry classification
- Plugin
- Source checked
- c0d0ead · 2026-10-21
This project is independently indexed from public source information. DSH Plugin is not affiliated with DeepSeek or the plugin author. Always check the author repository before installation.
Repository Activity
- GitHub stars
- 23GitHub stars
- Forks
- 3
- Open issues
- 0
- Last commit
- 2026-10-21
- Last release
- 2026-10-21
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