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Everything written in English about DeepSeek Harness, from first install to plugin selection.

What is DeepSeek Harness?

What it is, how the plugin architecture works, and why it hit 259,000 stars.

11 min read

How to install DeepSeek Harness

Prerequisites, provider setup, plugin install, verification and error fixes.

12 min read

The 15 plugins worth installing first

A filtered shortlist by the problem each one solves.

11 min read

DSH vs Claude Code vs Codex

Architecture, cost and extensibility compared — and who each is for.

10 min read

DSH plugin not loading: 9 causes, in the order to check them

A plugin you installed does nothing? Work through these nine causes in order — name mismatch, provider prefix, permissions and the rest — before opening a bug report.

8 min read

DSH vs Codex CLI: which agent runtime to actually run

An honest comparison of DeepSeek Harness and Codex CLI — extensibility, model lock-in, ecosystem size and failure modes — with a recommendation for each kind of user.

7 min read

How to write a DSH plugin that people actually install

The anatomy of a DSH plugin, the packaging mistakes that make plugins fail to load, and what separates the maintained ones from the abandoned ones.

9 min read

Is DeepSeek Harness safe to run? An honest answer

What DSH plugins can actually access, why the ecosystem's permission model is the real risk surface, and how to contain an agent you do not fully trust.

7 min read

DSH 插件怎么安装?三步走完,附常见报错

DeepSeek Harness 插件安装的完整步骤:确认 dsh 命令、选对 profile、安装、重启,以及装了没反应时的排查顺序。

6 min read

Where to find DeepSeek Harness plugins (and which sources to trust)

There is no official DSH registry. The four kinds of source, what to check before installing, and why every index reports a different plugin count.

7 min read

Plugin, skill, MCP server: what is the difference in DSH?

Three words used interchangeably that sit at different layers. What each one changes, and why installing the wrong kind is why nothing happens.

5 min read