In daily use of DSH (DeepSeek Harness), it is often necessary to quickly launch locally installed Windows applications from the host environment. To solve this problem, the dsh-applauncher plugin is introduced below.
This is a client plugin maintained by developer jinwendijv. Its core function is to automatically scan applications installed on the local machine and provide a launch entry similar to the Windows Start menu above the “Settings” icon in the DSH sidebar.
Core Features¶
The plugin mainly provides the following capabilities:
- Automatic scanning and recognition: It uses PowerShell to scan the Start menu, uninstall list, and App Paths registry to automatically recognize local applications. When displaying, it prioritizes Chinese names.
- Icon extraction: It extracts the real icon from an application’s
exefile. If an icon cannot be extracted, it uses the first character of the application name as a fallback. - Shortcut management: It provides a grid view for added shortcuts, supporting search, add, and remove operations. Added applications are marked with a green checkmark.
- Secure execution: The launch action runs in the DSH host process; the browser side does not access any command or path. Write operations require POST and same-origin, to prevent cross-site request forgery attacks.
Installation and Activation¶
Installing this plugin requires the following system dependencies: a Windows system (with PowerShell 5.1) and DSH Desktop.
The installation command is as follows:
dsh plugin --profile <profile> add link:<本目录绝对路径>
After installation, fully quit and restart DSH Desktop.
Usage Steps¶
- Open the panel: After opening DSH, an “Application” button appears above the “Settings” icon at the bottom of the sidebar.
- Scan applications: Click the “Application” button, then click “Scan local applications” in the pop-up panel.
- Add shortcuts: In the “Installed local applications” list, click the “+” icon to add frequently used applications as shortcuts (added applications show a green checkmark on the right).
- Launch and remove: In the “Added shortcuts” area, click an icon to launch the application; when hovering the mouse over an icon, a “×” appears in the top-right corner; click it to remove the shortcut.
Use Cases and Notes¶
This plugin is suitable for users who need to quickly access local Windows applications within the DSH interface.
Notes:
- The shortcut list is saved only in the local
~/.dsh/dsh-applauncher/configdirectory. - When the plugin launches an application, it runs through the Windows Shell (
explorer) with normal user privileges and does not inherit DSH’s administrator privileges. - Dependencies include the system-provided PowerShell 5.1 and DSH Desktop.
