MIT-licensed zero-to-plugin tutorial for DeepSeek Harness: go from opening a terminal to your first working plugin in about 30 minutes, with a 10-step tutorial, 22 language-neutral example skills, and the 'Everything is a Plugin' walkthrough. Launch the dsh web UI with `--patch` or the skills silently do nothing.
DSH integration
Ecosystem-related
Author-claimed
Safety audit
Unaudited
Last verified
2026-08-27
License
MIT
01What can it help you accomplish?
Learn to build a DeepSeek Harness plugin from scratch
Your first working DeepSeek Harness plugin, built from an empty terminal in ~30 minutes, with the plugin lifecycle visible; backed by a 10-step tutorial and 22 example skills
Absolute beginners — the README says it assumes you have nothing: no Node.js, no command-line experience
Understand DSH's 'Everything is a Plugin' architecture
A mental model of DeepSeek Harness as 133 plugins — llm (model adapter), session (conversation history), webserver, ui-sidebar, and the agent loop itself
Developers exploring the DeepSeek Harness plugin ecosystem before writing their own plugin
02How to install into DeepSeek Harness
Prerequisites
- None — the README states it assumes you have nothing: no Node.js, no command-line experience
Installation steps
- 01
Launch the dsh web UI with `--patch` so the example skills take effect — without it, skills silently do nothing (README gotcha)
Verify the integration
Not specified by the author
03DSH integration and capability boundaries
Ecosystem / learning resource: a tutorial repo with 22 example skills for DeepSeek Harness plugin development. Per the README, the skills only take effect when the dsh web UI is launched with `--patch`.
Zero-to-plugin tutorial (10 steps)
a fresh terminal — no Node.js, no command-line experience required→your first DeepSeek Harness plugin in ~30 minutes, with a checkpoint at the end of every section
22 language-neutral example skills
the dsh web UI launched with `--patch`→working example skills from examples/skills/, usable regardless of the language you read
skills silently do nothing unless the web UI is launched with `--patch`Language-neutral walkthrough
readers of any language (the tutorial is currently Chinese-only)→a followable walkthrough — the code, commands and screenshots are language-neutral, and the skills work regardless of language
04Who is it for? When not to use it?
Good for
- Absolute beginners — the README says it assumes you have nothing: no Node.js, no command-line experience
- Developers exploring the DeepSeek Harness plugin ecosystem before writing their own plugin
Not for
- The example skills only take effect when the dsh web UI is launched with `--patch`; otherwise they silently do nothing — the README calls this out as a gotcha.
05Compatibility, maintenance and safety notes
- The example skills only take effect when the dsh web UI is launched with `--patch`; otherwise they silently do nothing — the README calls this out as a gotcha.
- The full tutorial (docs/hello-dsh.md) is currently written in Chinese; an English version is in progress. The code, commands and screenshots are language-neutral.
MIT · tutorial repo for DeepSeek Harness (no releases yet); README badge: DSH 0.1.0-rc.6 verified
06Frequently asked questions
What is this repo for?
It's 'the first lesson for DeepSeek Harness' — a zero-to-plugin tutorial that takes you from opening a terminal to your first plugin in 30 minutes, and lets you watch its lifecycle.
Do I need any prerequisites?
None. The README says it assumes you have nothing: no Node.js, no command-line experience.
Why are my skills silently doing nothing?
The README flags a gotcha: you must launch the dsh web UI with `--patch`, or skills silently do nothing.
Is there an English version of the tutorial?
The tutorial is currently written in Chinese; an English version is in progress. The code, commands and screenshots are language-neutral, so the walkthrough is still followable, and the example skills work regardless of language.
How does this relate to DeepSeek Harness?
DSH introduces itself as 'Everything is a Plugin' — the README shows all 133 built-in components (llm, session, webserver, ui-sidebar, agent-loop) are plugins, and this repo walks you through building your own.
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08Data and sources
This repo walks you from "open a terminal" to building your own plugin and watching its lifecycle.
Launch the web UI with `--patch`
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