> ## 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.

# Plugins

> Install, update, recover, and understand plugins in DeepSeek Harness Desktop.

Plugins extend Harness with tools, UI panels, notifications, and desktop integrations.
The desktop app distinguishes required internal plugins from optional preset and
community plugins.

## Plugin types

| Type      | Delivery                                                        | User control                        |
| --------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------- |
| Internal  | Bundled in the desktop installer and ensured at startup         | Automatically restored when missing |
| Preset    | Offered during first-run guidance, installed from npm or GitHub | Optional; update or remove later    |
| Community | Installed manually or through a marketplace plugin              | Review source and permissions first |

Internal plugins currently provide the Tauri bridge, settings UI, worktree support,
panel shell, and Skills/MCP management. The Windows Minimal-mode repair is downloaded
from its GitHub repository when selected; its source is **not** embedded in the app.

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/dshtauri/wkB541IUjMIrkizA/images/en/plugins.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=wkB541IUjMIrkizA&q=85&s=765e8f2e1d1db47c9f4009e7a8b0fb4b" alt="Plugin manager with status and recovery actions" width="1394" height="1045" data-path="images/en/plugins.png" />
</Frame>

## Manage a plugin

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open plugin settings">
    Review the plugin name, source, installed state, and any reported error.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose an action">
    Install a trusted plugin, upgrade an outdated one, or remove an optional plugin you
    no longer use.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Restart if requested">
    Some host or UI integrations become active only after the Harness service reloads.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Recovery

If a plugin operation is interrupted, use the recovery action shown by the desktop
panel. Internal plugins are checked before service startup and re-linked to the bundled
copy when their dependency declaration or files are missing.

<Warning>
  A Harness plugin can execute local code. Check the repository owner, release history,
  package contents, and requested capabilities before installation.
</Warning>

Developers can continue with [Plugin system architecture](../architecture/plugin-system).