> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://dshtauri.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Built-in plugins overview

> Understand the first-party desktop plugins shipped with DeepSeek Harness Desktop and their boundaries.

DeepSeek Harness Desktop uses a small set of first-party plugins to connect Harness with the
Tauri shell. They ship with the installer. Before startup, the desktop checks their declarations
and files and restores inconsistent or missing copies from bundled resources.

## Plugin list

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="DSH Tauri" icon="arrows-left-right" href="./dsh-tauri">
    The message bridge between the native navigation bar and embedded Harness client.
  </Card>

  <Card title="DSH Tauri UI" icon="sidebar" href="./dsh-tauri-ui">
    A desktop settings sidebar with safe fallback when required renderer capabilities are unavailable.
  </Card>

  <Card title="DSH Tauri Worktree" icon="code-branch" href="./dsh-tauri-worktree">
    Isolates sessions in Git worktrees and checks them back to local branches after user approval.
  </Card>

  <Card title="DSH Tauri Panel" icon="columns-3" href="./dsh-tauri-panel">
    Provides the desktop sidebar, new-session entry, and panel extension protocol.
  </Card>

  <Card title="DSH Tauri Panel Extension" icon="puzzle-piece" href="./dsh-tauri-panel-extension">
    Provides Skills, skill repository, and MCP management through the panel protocol.
  </Card>

  <Card title="DSH Tauri Session" icon="archive" href="./dsh-tauri-session">
    Manages archived chats and turns workspace deletion into archiving.
  </Card>

  <Card title="DSH Tauri Rightclick Menu" icon="ellipsis" href="./dsh-tauri-rightclick">
    Adds desktop-wrapper context actions for sessions, workspaces, text, and links.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Why these plugins are built in

These capabilities coordinate with desktop windows, navigation, profiles, workspaces, or the
host filesystem and must be tested with the desktop release. Implementing them as plugins
preserves Harness's host-half/client-half architecture while giving the desktop project clear
maintenance and recovery ownership.

<Note>
  “Built in” means distributed with the desktop installer and ensured at startup. It does
  not create an additional operating-system sandbox. The plugins still run with capabilities
  allowed by Harness and the desktop application.
</Note>

Source is available in [`dsh-tauri-plugins`](https://github.com/dsh-tauri-desk/dsh-tauri-plugins).