At a glance
What it does
Preview, edit, and browse session-workspace Markdown and text files beside the DSH web chat.
Web Profile
DSH 0.1.2-rc.1; Node ^22.19.0 || >=24.0.0
Evidence-verified
Checked Sep 6, 2026, 1:52 PM UTC
Code-evidenced contributions
What it adds to DSH
Adds a docked panel to preview, edit, and browse session-workspace documents beside DSH chat.
Mechanism evidence ↗Before you choose it
Adds a right-docked document panel to DSH Web GUI. Open Markdown produced in a chat turn, render GFM, code, TeX, and Mermaid, browse the session workspace tree, and edit allowed existing Markdown files with conflict prompts.
Best for
DSH web-profile users who want to inspect or revise documents produced during a conversation without leaving the chat.
Common tasks
- Open a Markdown document from a turn's produced-files row.
- Browse and preview Markdown or text files in the current session workspace.
- Edit an existing allowed Markdown file and save it with conflict detection.
- Use the outline or find panel to navigate a long document.
Permissions and data
Works with documents in the active session workspace.
Permissions- Reads workspace files for preview and browsing.
- Writes edits only to existing files eligible under the configured extension allowlist.
- The documented maximum read/write size is 1,048,576 bytes per file by default.
- The workspace browser displays paths and file contents from the session workspace.
- No credential requirement is declared in the supplied evidence.
Limitations
- The default patch allows editing only .md and .markdown files; preview configuration may additionally include .txt.
- Files over maxBytes, paths outside the session workspace, missing files, and unsupported extensions return documented errors.
- Uploaded document attachments are not previewable.
- Only ATX headings appear in the outline.
- Inline prose references to Markdown files retain the host's desktop-opening behavior.
What DSHub checked
- The package manifest, Cordis bundle patch, immutable source commit, registry identity, license identifier, and Node engine range were captured.
- The patch registers md-preview with a 1 MiB cap and .md/.markdown allowed extensions.
What DSHub did not check
- Installation, build approval behavior, runtime UI behavior, workspace access, and compatibility were not executed by this curation record.
- Registry package contents were not audited.
Pinned install
Install DSH Markdown Preview
This plugin bundle does not have a DSH Plugin install action. Use its source documentation for the delivery method.
Maintainer source
Project README
@benz-ai-x/dsh-md-preview
DSH (DeepSeek Harness) Web GUI plugin — markdown preview, editing & workspace file browser beside the chat. Preview rendered markdown and plain-text files, edit with conflict-guarded saves, and browse the session workspace tree without leaving the conversation.
Features
- Markdown chips in the produced-files row of a turn open a right-docked preview panel rendering GFM, syntax-highlighted code, and TeX.
- A per-message "Preview documents" action lists that turn's markdown documents.
- Non-markdown deliverables keep the shipped open-on-desktop behavior.
- The panel is closable and draggable (320–1280 px, default 500); the dragged width persists for the app session.
- The panel renders nothing while no preview target is set.
- Editing — the panel's Edit action enters a CodeMirror editor (line numbers, GFM highlighting, Cmd/Ctrl-S save); Save writes back to the workspace, flashes a "Saved" toast, and returns to the rendered view; Cancel discards the draft. Only existing files edit. Non-conflict save failures show the failure code with a Retry action.
- Conflict guard — saving over a file that changed elsewhere (another session, the agent, an external editor) prompts "the file changed elsewhere": Reload or Overwrite; closing with unsaved edits asks first.
- Workspace browser — the panel header's Workspace action enters a directory tree of the session workspace (lazy expansion, loading/empty/failed states); single-click renders
.mdrich,.txtand other text monospace, other types a clear unsupported notice; the current document highlights and auto-reveals in the tree; full keyboard traversal (arrows/Enter); the header shows the path breadcrumb. Expanded directories silently revalidate on every re-entry (and from the tree's refresh button) — the agent keeps producing files mid-conversation, and a failed refresh never blanks what's on screen. - Outline — the header's outline popover lists the document's ATX headings (fenced code never counts); clicking scrolls the rendered heading in the view face and jumps the cursor to the source line in the edit face.
- Reading position — the outline popover highlights the entry owning your position (scroll in the view face, cursor line in the edit face) and keeps it in view; the header shows a dirty dot for unsaved drafts, folds the version into the crumbs tooltip, and annotates the find/save shortcuts; the find panel is localized and shows a match count (n/m).
- Editor find — the edit face carries a CodeMirror search panel (header button and Mod/Ctrl-F).
- Mermaid diagrams — fenced
```mermaidblocks render as diagrams after the document settles; the block banner stays (copy still reads the source), and any failure falls back to the plain code block. Mermaid is inlined into the client bundle but evaluated lazily (first diagram pays the parse cost; bundle ~3.9 MB minified / ~1.1 MB gzip).
Install
Requires DSH baseline 0.1.2-rc.1 (see peerDependencies) and a web profile.
dsh plugin --profile <name> add @benz-ai-x/dsh-md-preview
dsh --profile <name> --dump-config # expect the id: md-preview row
dsh --profile <name> # open the Web GUI; click a chip after a turn produces .md
dsh plugin --profile <name> remove @benz-ai-x/dsh-md-preview
Three install forms (per the DSH publish spec)
| Form | Command | Status |
|---|---|---|
| npm (recommended) | dsh plugin --profile <name> add @benz-ai-x/dsh-md-preview |
✅ prebuilt, works out of the box |
| tarball | dsh plugin --profile <name> add ./benz-ai-x-dsh-md-preview-<ver>.tgz (from pnpm pack:publishable) |
✅ prebuilt, no build approval needed |
| Git | dsh plugin --profile <name> add github:benz-ai-x/dsh-md-preview#<sha> |
✅ builds from source via the package's self-contained prepare (transpile-only; no type declarations ship on this form) — see below |
Git installs fetch source, and pnpm refuses to run a git dependency's prepare until the package is explicitly allowed. After the first add fails, copy the package key pnpm printed into the profile's pnpm-workspace.yaml:
allowBuilds:
'@benz-ai-x/dsh-md-preview': true
then re-run add. Allowing a build executes the package's code on your machine at install time — allow only sources you trust, and pin a commit (#<sha>) so a later push cannot silently change what runs.
Configuration
- id: md-preview
name: '@benz-ai-x/dsh-md-preview'
config:
maxBytes: 1048576 # per-file read/write cap in bytes
allowedExtensions: ['.md', '.markdown']
| Field | Type | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
maxBytes |
number | 1048576 |
per-file read/write cap; exceeded returns too-large |
allowedExtensions |
string[] | [".md", ".markdown"] |
extensions eligible for editing |
previewExtensions |
string[] | [".md", ".markdown", ".txt"] |
extensions eligible for preview (a superset of the editable set; plain-text members render read-only) |
Failure codes
The panel shows md-preview/<reason> on failure. All codes:
| Code | Meaning |
|---|---|
md-preview/bad-request |
path empty or unusable; or a save with neither fingerprint nor force |
md-preview/unknown-session |
session does not exist |
md-preview/no-workspace |
session has no working directory |
md-preview/unsupported-extension |
extension outside the allowlist |
md-preview/forbidden |
path escapes the session workspace |
md-preview/not-found |
file does not exist (editing targets existing files only) |
md-preview/too-large |
file (read) or content (write) exceeds maxBytes |
md-preview/conflict |
file changed since the read backing the save (no force) |
md-preview/unavailable |
IO error during read/write |
Known limits
- Inline prose mentions of
.mdfiles still open on the desktop (owned by ui-deliverables, not this plugin). - The panel floats above the details column; it does not replace the three-column grid.
- Uploaded document attachments are not previewable (no transcript surface today).
- The outline lists ATX headings only (setext forms render but stay out of the popover).
- Mermaid renders with its default theme; documents mixing indented code blocks with fenced ones skip the diagram pass entirely (order-parity safety check).
Development (source-linked)
pnpm install
pnpm verify # context:check:strict + typecheck + test + build + built:check
pnpm context:link # source-linked development: rewrite link: at the harness checkout (registry by default)
pnpm watch:client # client bundle watch build
Structure
| Part | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Host Remote | src/remote.ts |
mdPreview/read(sessionId, path, signal); workspace scoping, extension allowlists, byte caps |
| Remote contribution | src/typert/remote-client.ts |
hand-maintained browser-side descriptors (generator-equivalent) |
| Browser entry | src/client/index.ts |
mounts the Remote + registers three Slot contributions |
| Preview panel | src/client/PreviewOverlay.tsx |
shell.overlay (list, additive); rendering + geometry only |
| Session machine | src/client/preview-session.ts |
pure reducer for read/edit/save/prompts |
| Editor | src/client/editor.tsx |
CodeMirror 6 (curated extensions incl. the search panel, inlined at build) |
| Workspace tree | src/client/WorkspaceBrowser.tsx |
lazy tree with highlight/auto-reveal/keyboard and silent revalidation |
| Outline | src/client/outline.ts |
ATX heading scan + rendered-heading resolution |
| Diagram pass | src/client/diagrams.ts |
post-render mermaid enhancement, fail-soft to the code block |
| Chip row | src/client/MdChips.tsx |
conversation.chat.turnTail (chain; claims markdown-bearing turns) |
| Message action | src/client/PreviewAction.tsx |
conversation.chat.assistant-actions (list, additive) |
Real-profile verification (local checkout)
pnpm build
dsh plugin --profile <name> add ./dsh-md-preview
dsh --profile <name> --dump-config
dsh --profile <name> # open the Web GUI, produce a README.md and click the chip
dsh plugin --profile <name> remove @benz-ai-x/dsh-md-preview
Pack & publish
pnpm pack:publishable # registry-clean tarball + self-check (no devDeps, no link:/workspace:)
pnpm publish:registry # publish via the same cleaned-manifest flow
Source-linked verification proves compatibility with the pinned harness checkout (see dsh-reference.lock.json); the publish form is proven by the packed-tarball profile smoke.
License
MIT
Operate deliberately
Install and manage
Prerequisites and target Profile
Target: Web Profile
Delivery: Dsh Bundle Git — benz-ai-x/dsh-md-preview#f6144b824e1f82c0b9ec2a7eddd0ec23a41a4f87。
Verify, update, and remove
Show lifecycle commands
dsh plugin --profile web listCompatibility and access
DSH web profile; DSH peer dependency 0.1.2 Rc.1: DSH 0.1.2-rc.1; Node ^22.19.0 || >=24.0.0。
Review compatibility evidence ↗
Risk facts
Git installation may run the package's prepare script after explicit pnpm build approval.
Evidence ↗The plugin reads and can save eligible existing files in the session workspace.
Evidence ↗Evidence and editorial reviewManifest, Bundle patch, distribution and freshness
Immutable evidence
Review status and source activity
Prefer the pinned Git source for a reviewable immutable install path; assess the prepare script before granting build approval.
AI reviewed Sep 10, 2026, 11:36 AM UTC。GitHub facts last checked Sep 10, 2026, 11:36 AM UTC。
No material source change has been recorded since this evidence baseline.