Preface¶

In the DeepSeek Harness plugin ecosystem, many scenarios are not simple one-off Q&A but rather iterative work around files, tasks, and deliverables within a workspace. This is especially true for legal work: case materials are scattered across multiple folders, DOCX/PDF files need to be searched, previewed, text-extracted, redacted, and saved as new versions, and scanned documents require OCR.

DSH Legal Dashboard consolidates these issues into a matter-aware workbench. Below, we introduce its positioning, core capabilities, installation methods, typical usage, and the limitations to keep in mind.

What This Is¶

ByronLeeeee/dsh-legal-dashboard is a community plugin for DeepSeek Harness, positioned as a matter-aware legal workspace dashboard and document agent tools for DeepSeek Harness.

It targets the Harness Web UI, providing a right-side matter panel, file tree, search preview, document operations, OCR workflows, native tasks, and a bilingual interface. The plugin is licensed under MIT.

Core Features¶

The capabilities of DSH Legal Dashboard can be broken down into the following categories:

• Matter workspace: The right-side panel displays overview, files, tasks, and matter-specific settings without obstructing the conversation area.
• Legal file intelligence: Recursive file tree, folder collapsing, search, DOCX/PDF text indexing, and classification of PDFs into text, scanned, mixed, or unknown.
• Document preview: Preview PDFs, images, plain text, and extracted DOCX content directly within the workbench.
• Matter-aware checklist: Automatic or manual matter classification, with corresponding checklists for each legal matter type.
• Legal document operations: Create DOCX/PDF deliverables, extract text, redact DOCX files, and save new versions by default without silently overwriting originals.
• OCR workflow: Prepare scanned PDFs or images, request explicit approval before content is sent externally, call an OpenAI-compatible vision model, and save reviewed Markdown results.
• Native Harness tasks: Create long-term goals via /goal and display live goals and todos on the Tasks page.
• Adaptive bilingual UI: The plugin interface instantly switches based on Harness’s Chinese / English language preference.
• Windows launcher: desktop/启动律师工作台.cmd can reuse an existing service on port 3080 or start a hidden Harness process and open an Edge app window.

Installation and Enablement¶

Install into a standard web profile:

dsh plugin --profile web add "github:ByronLeeeee/dsh-legal-dashboard#main"

For a more stable installation, replace main with a trusted commit SHA:

dsh plugin --profile web add "github:ByronLeeeee/dsh-legal-dashboard#<commit-sha>"

Only install Git dependencies from trusted sources. Then start the Web UI:

dsh web

Open:

http://localhost:3080/

Typical Usage¶

1. Select Add workspace and point it to the folder containing matter files.
2. Select the workspace and click Matter in the left sidebar.
3. Use Overview to view checklists and quick actions, Files to search and preview files, Tasks to view goals and todos, and Settings to configure matter types and OCR.

The following prompts can serve as reproducible examples:

Review all matter files and identify disputed issues and missing evidence.
Prepare an evidence index with the source and purpose of proof for each item.
Draft a statement of claim and save it as Work Product/Statement of Claim.docx.
Run OCR on Evidence/Chat Records.pdf and save the reviewed result as Markdown.
/goal Complete matter review, drafting, and final delivery.

Applicable Scenarios and Considerations¶

Suitable for developers or legal professionals who need to manage legal matters, files, document deliverables, and long-term tasks within a single Harness workspace.

Please note the following limitations before use:

• It is a community plugin for the DeepSeek Harness developer preview.
• Version 0.2.x has been tested with @deepseek-ai/dsh 0.1.0-rc.7.
• Compatible configuration is the Harness Web UI with support for English and Simplified Chinese; Windows has been tested, and host logic is based on Node.js.
• All file operations are resolved from the active Agent session’s workspace; absolute paths, path traversal, symbolic links, non-regular files, and access outside registered workspaces are rejected.
• Document operations create new files or modified copies by default, never silently overwriting source documents.
• Local indexes are written to .legal-index, and temporary OCR pages are written to .legal-ocr.
• External OCR is an optional capability that requires configuration; file content is subject to an approval boundary before leaving the machine.
• Generated analyses or documents must undergo professional review before use in formal scenarios.
• OCR uses a separate OpenAI-compatible vision endpoint; external OCR is disabled when the Base URL or model is empty.
• The OCR API key can be saved via the Harness credential service or read from DSH_LEGAL_OCR_API_KEY; do not commit it to YAML.
• The plugin runs with the permissions of the current dsh process; inspect the source code, dependencies, and MIT license before installation.

Conclusion¶

The value of DSH Legal Dashboard lies in integrating legal workspaces, file intelligence, document deliverables, and OCR workflows into DeepSeek Harness, enabling conversations, files, and tasks to collaborate within the same workspace.

GitHub:

https://github.com/ByronLeeeee/dsh-legal-dashboard

Community directory: This document does not provide a verifiable specific directory page URL; you can search for the plugin name dsh-legal-dashboard or the repository ByronLeeeee/dsh-legal-dashboard.