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# dsh-better-sidebar

> [!IMPORTANT]
> **Built on DSH's native sidebar API** (since v0.19.0): the right column *is* DSH's own sidebar — the plugin registers every tab type as a native tab (no right panel of its own anymore) and keeps only its self-drawn bottom workbench and the `ctx.betterSidebar` service open to every plugin.
>
> **Since v0.21.1 the host support floor is DSH `0.1.7-rc.1+`** (peer floor `^0.1.7-rc.1`; this version *is* npm's `latest`). DSH 0.1.7 ships a complete document preview of its own, so the plugin hands every read-only preview (spreadsheets / PDF / images / Office) back to the built-in and keeps only Markdown / HTML and the editable code editor. **Hosts on 0.1.6-alpha.2 or earlier should pin `dsh-better-sidebar@0.19.1`** — the DSH-to-plugin version table is in [Installation](#-installation).

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  <b style="font-size: 1.15em;">A service-oriented sidebar framework, and a complete workbench out of the box</b><br /><br />
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  <img alt="File management" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/-File%20management-4d6bfe" /> <img alt="Edit &amp; preview" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/-Edit%20%26%20preview-4d6bfe" /> <img alt="Bottom workbench" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/-Bottom%20workbench-4d6bfe" /> <img alt="Changes" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/-Changes-4d6bfe" /> <img alt="Background tasks" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/-Background%20tasks-4d6bfe" /> <img alt="Side Chat" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/-Side%20Chat-4d6bfe" /> <img alt="Plugin integration" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/-Plugin%20integration-4d6bfe" /><br /><br />
  <b>A dual workbench (right sidebar + bottom panel)</b> that opens its <code>ctx.betterSidebar</code> service to every plugin —<br />
  register new sidebar pages and file viewers via <code>registerTab</code> / <code>registerFileViewer</code>.
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## 📑 Contents

- [✨ Features](#-features)
- [🚀 Installation](#-installation)
- [🖼️ Feature Tour](#-feature-tour)
- [💬 Community](#-community)
- [🆕 Recent Updates](#-recent-updates)
- [⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts](#-keyboard-shortcuts)
- [🔌 Service API](#-service-api)
- [🛠️ Development & Build](#-development--build)
- [🔐 Security](#-security) · [⚠️ Known Limitations](#-known-limitations) · [🖥️ Platform Support](#-platform-support)
- [🌐 Plugin Ecosystem](#-plugin-ecosystem) · [🤝 Contributing](#-contributing) · [👥 Contributors](#-contributors) · [🔗 Friends](#-friends)

## ✨ Features

What this plugin adds on top of DSH's stock sidebar:

- **✏️ Editable editor**: the host's document preview is **read-only** → the plugin keeps an **editable** CodeMirror editor (save, syntax highlighting, preview toggle); Markdown / HTML also render through the plugin's own pipeline (Mermaid diagrams with safe rendering + click-to-zoom, README-level inline HTML, floating table of contents, sandboxed HTML preview)
- **🗂️ Enhanced file tree**: takes over the built-in Files page — lazy-loading tree, **expanded directories watched live and auto-refreshed**, symlink awareness, global filename search, drag-and-drop upload, hover `@file` to drop a reference into the input box
- **🌿 Changes** (no Git panel in the stock sidebar): two lenses in one tab — **Git** (diff / history / stage·commit·revert) and **This Session** (every file the model touched) — with a unified diff renderer (intra-line character highlights, syntax coloring, secret redaction)
- **🧩 Background Tasks** (absent upstream): agent topology preview + background task list (exit codes / live output / force-kill)
- **💬 Side Chat** (absent upstream, beta): Codex-style side threads — inheriting the full parent context, running independently, promotable to a top-level session
- **🖥️ Bottom workbench** (absent upstream): the right column belongs to DSH's native right sidebar; the plugin adds its own bottom workbench (drag-to-split panes, per-session persistence) that coexists with the native bar
- **📂 Model-driven sidebar opens (opt-in)**: the `sidebar_open` tool lets the model actively open files / folders / web pages in the sidebar
- **🔌 Service API**: `ctx.betterSidebar` is open to every plugin (`registerTab` / `registerFileViewer`); the built-in 5 tabs + 3 viewers go through the same API, and **28+ ecosystem plugins** already build on it (see "🌐 Plugin Ecosystem")
- **⚡ On-demand loading**: ~325KB core at startup, editor / Mermaid / third-language dictionaries load on demand · **🌏 i18n** follows DSH's language · **🔁 Session isolation** persists layout per session

## 🚀 Installation

**Prerequisites**: DSH installed (`dsh web` boots), Node.js ≥ 20, pnpm ≥ 10.

**Supported DSH versions**:
<a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/@deepseek-ai/dsh?activeTab=versions"><img alt="Supported DSH versions (v0.21.1): 0.1.7-rc.1+" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/DSH-0.1.7--rc.1%2B-4d6bfe" /></a>

> 📌 **Channel and support line**: `v0.21.1` is the **stable release** (npm `latest`) and targets DSH **0.1.7-rc.1+** only. **Pin the DSH version exactly**: `npm i -g @deepseek-ai/dsh@0.1.7-rc.1` (rc.1 rides npm's `next` dist-tag). **Hosts on DSH 0.1.6-alpha.2 or earlier should pin `dsh-better-sidebar@0.19.1`** — 0.1.7's breakage (the settings-service rewrite, the icon-export renames, session format v3→v4) is large enough that this version ships no compatibility layer.

> 🧭 **Pick the plugin version that matches your DSH**:
>
> | Your DSH | Install command | Version / peer declared |
> | --- | --- | --- |
> | **0.1.7-rc.1+** (including a later 0.1.7 stable) | `dsh plugin --profile web add dsh-better-sidebar@latest` | **0.21.1**, `^0.1.7-rc.1` |
> | 0.1.7-alpha.1 / 0.1.7-alpha.2 | **nothing to install** — move DSH to rc.1 first, then run the row above:<br>`npm i -g @deepseek-ai/dsh@0.1.7-rc.1` | — |
> | 0.1.6-alpha.2 and earlier, `0.1.5-rc.*` (including the 0.1.5-rc.3 that is npm's `latest`) | `dsh plugin --profile web add dsh-better-sidebar@0.19.1` | **0.19.1**, `^0.1.5-rc.1` |
> | `0.1.5-alpha.2` | `dsh plugin --profile web add dsh-better-sidebar@0.19.0-alpha.1` | `^0.1.5-alpha.2` |
> | `0.1.2-rc.*` | `dsh plugin --profile web add dsh-better-sidebar@0.18.1` | `^0.1.2-rc.1` |
> | `0.1.2-alpha.2` | `dsh plugin --profile web add dsh-better-sidebar@0.18.0-alpha.0` | `^0.1.2-alpha.2` |
> | `0.1.0-rc.8` / `0.1.1` | `dsh plugin --profile web add dsh-better-sidebar@0.17.1` | `^0.1.0-rc.8` |
>
> Swap `web` for your own profile name. **Older versions are pinned exactly** (`@0.19.1`, not `@latest`), because `latest` moves forward with each new stable cut; conversely, do **not** install 0.19.1 on a 0.1.7 alpha — it would simply break.

```sh
dsh plugin --profile web add dsh-better-sidebar@latest
```

> The plugin depends on no package that needs a build script (the terminal and `node-pty` went back to DSH wholesale), so installing is **one step**; once installed you can enable / disable it on DSH's own **Plugins page**.

Then **hard-refresh the browser** (Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+R) to see the sidebar (DSH hot-reloads client changes; only host-half updates need a restart).

**Or let DSH install it for you** — paste this prompt into any DSH session:

```text
Install the dsh-better-sidebar plugin (a sidebar workbench for DSH):
1. Run: dsh plugin --profile web add dsh-better-sidebar@latest (`latest` is the current stable)
2. When done, remind me to hard-refresh the browser (Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+R)
If anything fails, check the troubleshooting table in the README at https://github.com/omdsh-dev/DSH-better-sidebar
```

**Option 3: one-shot script** — from a clone of this repo, run `bash scripts/install.sh` (macOS / Linux / Windows Git Bash; native Windows uses `install.ps1`; `-h` for options) — it installs and registers the bundle in one go (including idempotent cleanup of an old manual mount row).

<details>
<summary><b>Updating</b></summary>

```sh
dsh plugin --profile web add dsh-better-sidebar@latest
```

or bump the version in `~/.dsh/profiles/web/package.json` to the matching npm version (`"^0.21.1"`) and run `pnpm install`. Then hard-refresh the browser (Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+R) — client changes do not need a DSH restart.

</details>

<details>
<summary><b>Troubleshooting</b></summary>

| Symptom | Cause & fix |
|---|---|
| `Ignored build scripts` | pnpm 11 blocked a **transitive** dependency's build script. Run `pnpm approve-builds` (no `--all`) in the profile directory (`~/.dsh/profiles/web`) and follow its prompts — the plugin itself has no build-script dependency (`node-pty` left with the terminal). |
| `minimum release age` / version `< 24h` | The release is younger than 24 hours. Wait, or re-run once (pnpm auto-adds `minimumReleaseAgeExclude`). |
| "profile directory not found" | Run `dsh web` once so it initializes `~/.dsh/profiles/web`. |
| Two sidebars on the page | Double-mount. Old hand-written line: `~/.dsh/profiles/web/cordis.patch.yml` still has `- insert: ... better-sidebar ...` — delete it (a same-id duplicate mount makes the loader fail loudly with `duplicate loader entry id`). When an aggregate bundle (e.g. `@linxin666/dsh-web-ui-all`) mounts this package under a **different** id, the plugin's own bundle patch backs off automatically since 0.13.x (it detects an already-enabled mount of the same package name and does not mount itself) — no manual fix needed; if it still double-mounts, make sure the aggregate bundle precedes `dsh-better-sidebar` in `dsh.profile.bundles`. |
| Where did my settings go after upgrading? | DSH 0.1.7 removed the registrable settings namespace: preferences now live on this plugin's **mount row** in the profile (entry id `better-sidebar` by default), not in `~/.dsh/settings.yaml`. On first boot the plugin imports the `dsh-better-sidebar` section of the old `settings.yaml` (renamed `settings.yaml.imported` by the host) exactly once — only fields the current schema still declares, and only while that row has no user values yet, so it never overwrites values set after the upgrade. |
| Terminal unusable / shell fails to start | The terminal comes from **DSH's own `ui-sidebar-terminal`** (this plugin no longer ships a terminal or `node-pty`, and has no terminal settings). Consult DSH's own docs for problems; if the error mentions build scripts, see the row above. |
| `dsh: command not found` | Install DSH first, or run `npx -y --package @deepseek-ai/dsh dsh plugin --profile web add dsh-better-sidebar@latest`. |

</details>

<details>
<summary><b>Install from source / develop (optional — alternative to the npm flow)</b></summary>

To debug local changes or track the dev branch, point the dependency at a local clone and build it yourself:

```text
1. git clone https://github.com/omdsh-dev/DSH-better-sidebar.git ~/Code/DSH-better-sidebar
   cd ~/Code/DSH-better-sidebar && pnpm install && pnpm build
2. In ~/.dsh/profiles/web/package.json dependencies write "dsh-better-sidebar": "link:<absolute path of the clone>"
3. Append this mount line to ~/.dsh/profiles/web/cordis.patch.yml (this row's `config` IS this plugin's settings form: the deployment limits `readLimit` / `mediaLimit` / `uploadLimit` / `listLimit` plus the user-preference fields — that is what the settings page writes; omit it and every field falls back to its schema default):
   - insert:
       - id: better-sidebar
         name: 'dsh-better-sidebar'
         config:
           readLimit: 524288
4. Run pnpm install in ~/.dsh/profiles/web
5. Restart DSH and hard-refresh
```

Update: `git pull && pnpm install && pnpm build` → just hard-refresh the browser (client changes hot-reload; only host-half changes need a DSH restart). To switch back to the npm channel, restore the matching npm version (`"^0.21.1"`) and re-run `pnpm install`.

</details>

<details>
<summary><b>Install via plugin-registry (optional — use either this or the main flow)</b></summary>

Prerequisite: DSH with [plugin-registry](https://github.com/dsh-external/plugin-registry) integrated (`dsh registry` available). **Enabling both channels double-mounts** (the Node half loads twice, the page gets two sidebars).

```sh
git clone https://github.com/omdsh-dev/DSH-better-sidebar.git && cd DSH-better-sidebar
pnpm install && pnpm build
node scripts/package-registry.mjs   # assemble the registry/ staging (manifest + artifacts + README, not committed)
dsh registry install ./registry     # install (disabled by default)
dsh registry enable dsh-external/dsh-better-sidebar
```

Update: `git pull && pnpm install && pnpm build` → `node scripts/package-registry.mjs` → `dsh registry uninstall/install/enable`. Remove the other channel's mount before switching.

</details>

## 🖼️ Feature Tour

> Below are real UI screenshots (two per row; click to zoom).

| | |
|---|---|
| **🗂️ File Workbench: Explorer**<br/><sub>Two explorer modes: embedded in the file preview / standalone file tree. Lazy-loading directory tree whose **expanded directories the host watches per directory and re-lists on change**, symlinks classified by target kind (directory links expand, dangling links flagged), global filename search, file/folder upload buttons plus drag-drop upload, context menu (open in new tab / open to the side / copy paths), and a hover `@file` button that references a file straight into the composer.</sub><br/><div align="center"><img width="420" alt="File explorer" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a410bfd2-a8ba-43e6-873e-22417756e94d" /></div> | **📝 Inline Preview: Markdown · HTML**<br/><sub>The Markdown preview renders **Mermaid diagrams** (strict-mode safe rendering + a second sanitize pass; click a diagram for a zoom modal with wheel-zoom and drag-pan), **README-level inline HTML** (badge walls `<div align=center>`, `<details>` blocks nesting markdown, inline tags in table cells — DOMPurify-sanitized, `<script>` stripped, local media rewritten to the session media route) and a floating **table of contents** (appears with ≥3 headings, smooth-scroll jumping, auto-expanding folded blocks); HTML uses the plugin's own **sandboxed preview** with the two escape hatches the host does not have (`htmlViewerNoSandbox` / `htmlViewerDefaultUnsafe`). **Images / PDF / spreadsheets / Office are no longer a plugin capability** — the host's own document preview renders those formats.</sub><br/><div align="center"><img width="420" alt="Markdown + Mermaid preview" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/fe0e5182-55bb-45cc-b98b-a2877c2bdd38" /></div> |
| **🖥️ CodeMirror editor**<br/><sub>An **editable** text / code editor (save, syntax highlighting, preview toggle) — the host's own document preview is **read-only**, which is exactly why the plugin keeps its catch-all viewer.</sub><br/><div align="center"><img width="420" alt="CodeMirror editor" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b44b488e-568c-4ee0-b96c-e9c906598a77" /></div> | **🖼️ Images / PDF / spreadsheets / Office (provided by DSH)**<br/><sub>These read-only formats render in DSH's own `ui-sidebar-documentpreview`: host-side Office→PDF conversion, worker-backed spreadsheet tables, image / PDF zoom viewports, and **per-directory auto-refresh**. The plugin deleted its own image / pdf / download-fallback viewers and no longer claims those extensions.</sub><br/><div align="center"><img width="420" alt="Inline image preview" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f9a58c30-5b7a-48b5-9e22-37d7e071f593" /></div> |
| **💻 Terminal (provided by DSH)**<br/><sub>The right-Sidebar terminal is provided by DSH's own `ui-sidebar-terminal`: shell picker, double-click rename, reconnect, restore after reload, theme and contrast following. The plugin no longer ships xterm + node-pty.<br/><br/>⚠️ **Model-side caveat**: the plugin's own 8 `terminal_*` tools (off by default) were the model's only **cross-call persistent** terminal; the upstream equivalent `@deepseek-ai/dsh-tool-terminal` is not mounted by any shipped bundle, so if you need that capability, add a `tool-terminal` row to your profile's `cordis.patch.yml` yourself.</sub><br/><div align="center"><img width="420" alt="Terminal" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/0dad6ad3-ff3f-4b5a-86d2-f832ce65323e" /></div> | **🌿 Changes: Git lens + This-Session lens**<br/><sub>Two lenses on "what changed?": the **Git lens** keeps the full source-control surface (stage / unstage / commit (`Ctrl+Enter`) / revert, history, worktree and child-repo selectors); the **This Session** lens folds the session event log live, recording every file the model read / wrote / edited (grouped by file, kind-filtered, op-count badge). Clicking any change previews it in the **draggable bottom pane** with the unified diff — del red / add green / mod-blue pairing + intra-line character highlights + syntax coloring + context folding — or expands into a VSCode-style dedicated diff tab (same rendering stack).</sub><br/><div align="center"><img width="420" alt="Changes" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e7fc1220-305f-4bca-8583-e77ab4f4fa78" /></div> |
| **🌐 External-link takeover (browser view provided by DSH)**<br/><sub>Web tabs are DSH's own `ui-sidebar-browser` (multiple tabs / back-forward-reload / address bar / sandboxed iframe), mounted **only in the desktop profile since 0.1.7** — the Web profile has no such kind. The plugin keeps the half the host does not provide: it takes over **only links a tab type explicitly claims through `urlTarget`** (Ctrl/Cmd-clicks always pass through) and **lets everything else through to the host** (whose `linkOpening` user setting decides where prose links go); the three protocol-routing settings are gone, and a claim whose target type is unavailable at open time falls back to `window.open`.</sub><br/><div align="center"><img width="420" alt="Browser" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/9bc6b65a-64fc-4942-a685-76e391e55606" /></div> | **🧩 Tasks: Agent Topology + Background Jobs**<br/><sub>Live subagent-tree topology (run states, batched live previews) plus the background-jobs list (exit codes / live output / force-kill); new subagents / jobs can auto-activate the Tasks page, expanding the sidebar on wide viewports without forcing narrow full-screen drawers open (configurable).</sub><br/><div align="center"><img width="420" alt="Tasks: subagent topology" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/dcd8ed2f-59fa-405b-937b-2d250f5034dd" /></div> |
| **💬 Side Chat (beta)**<br/><sub>Codex-style side threads: **one independent tab per conversation**; the thread inherits the parent's full context (including the in-progress turn, honestly frozen as "interrupted") and runs independently without polluting the main session; follow-ups survive restarts; one click promotes the thread to a top-level session.</sub><br/><div align="center"><img width="420" alt="Side Chat (beta)" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3a338c36-f5de-4000-95f3-4b1cd04f60fc" /></div> | **🖥️ DSH's native right sidebar + plugin bottom workbench**<br/><sub>The right column is DSH's own sidebar: the plugin registers every tab type as a native tab (including taking over the built-in Files page), so clicking a file in the chat lands there directly — **formats the host's own document preview already covers are rendered by the host**, and the plugin claims only Markdown / HTML / editable code; the plugin's own bottom panel can stay open alongside it — drag a tab to a pane edge to **split**, to the middle to **merge**, drag the top edge to resize; the toggle lives in the session header.</sub><br/><div align="center"><img width="420" alt="Dual workbench (right sidebar + bottom panel)" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/dfdb875e-a1a8-4d4b-8340-353736b1708f" /></div> |
| **⚙️ Declarative Settings**<br/><sub>The "Side card" section in DSH settings: one small card per tab / viewer with an independent toggle (highlighted enabled state + brand switch); secondary settings open from the "Feature settings" strip at the card bottom (switch / text / number / select rows); plugin-owned settings persist under `pluginSettings`, while the whole preference set lives on this plugin's **mount row** in the profile (since DSH 0.1.7 settings are addressed by Loader entry id).</sub><br/><div align="center"><img width="420" alt="Declarative settings: side cards" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/0800ca64-621e-48da-b7df-aecfddc3ec29" /></div> | **📱 Mobile**<br/><sub>On narrow screens (<768px) the panels become a full-width drawer: bottom-panel tabs merge into the sidebar once, with touch-friendly dragging.</sub><br/><div align="center"><img width="360" alt="Mobile full-width drawer" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a82ba78a-f4cf-4d85-80e8-050a05beb144" /></div> |



## 💬 Community

WeChat / QQ group QR codes will live here. After uploading the QR images (drag them into any issue/comment to get a `user-attachments` link), replace `src` below and uncomment:

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## 🆕 Recent Updates
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  <a href="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d2aea86b-a776-4f01-a6b8-b26b27314336"><img width="33%" alt="Sidebar" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d2aea86b-a776-4f01-a6b8-b26b27314336" /></a>
  <a href="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/946f7028-4967-461e-a750-d1b5056b62d0"><img width="33%" alt="Service API base screenshot" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/946f7028-4967-461e-a750-d1b5056b62d0" /></a>
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**Supported DSH versions**: <a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/@deepseek-ai/dsh?activeTab=versions"><img alt="Supported DSH versions (v0.21.1): 0.1.7-rc.1+" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/DSH-0.1.7--rc.1%2B-4d6bfe" /></a> · full release history on the [Releases](https://github.com/omdsh-dev/DSH-better-sidebar/releases) page

### v0.21.1

> 📦 **Stable release** (npm `latest`): supports **DSH 0.1.7-rc.1+** only (peer floor `^0.1.7-rc.1`, CI pins `@deepseek-ai/dsh@0.1.7-rc.1`). **Hosts on DSH 0.1.6-alpha.2 or earlier should stay on v0.19.1** — 0.1.7 moves three hard contracts (the settings service, the icon named exports and the session format) and this version writes no runtime compatibility layer. ⚠️ **The previous v0.20.0 was never published to npm**: its terminal / browser handover ships here too, so npm goes straight from 0.19.1 to this version.

- 🗂️ **Read-only file previews handed to DSH's document preview**: DSH 0.1.7's `ui-sidebar-documentpreview` ships its own spreadsheet / PDF / image / Office rendering (host-side Office→PDF conversion, worker-backed spreadsheet tables, image / PDF zoom, per-directory auto-refresh), so the plugin deleted its `image` / `pdf` / `binary-download` viewers and **refuses** those extensions in `editor.canOpen` — `xlsx xls csv tsv fods pdf png jpg jpeg gif webp svg bmp ico doc docx ppt pptx` — handing the address back to the host. **rc.1 takes nine of them back**: `xlsb` / `xlt` / `xltx` / `xltm` / `ots` / `dot` / `dotx` / `avif` / `ods` have **no host renderer at all** (opening one only said "preview is not available"), yet before the handover they reached the plugin's download pane — a regression we introduced ourselves in the previous version. The plugin's `code` catch-all claims them again. `fods` stays handed over (the host shows that flat XML as plain text, which beats a download pane). — handing the file address back to the host. **Three things the host does not have stay in the plugin**: Markdown (its own renderer), HTML (its own sandboxed preview plus the `htmlViewerNoSandbox` / `htmlViewerDefaultUnsafe` safety switches), and the **editable** text / code editor (the built-in ones are read-only previews); unknown binaries (`.zip` / `.wasm`) still land on the code editor's download pane after the binary check, so nothing regresses.
- 🔗 **External-link takeover narrowed**: the three protocol-routing external-link settings are gone (with their keys in all 20 locale dictionaries). The plugin now takes over **only links a tab type explicitly claims through `urlTarget`** and lets everything else through for the host to route (DSH 0.1.7 adds the user setting `linkOpening`, deciding whether prose links open in the sidebar or a new tab); **when nothing claims a link it does not preventDefault**; a successful claim whose target type is unavailable at open time falls back to `window.open(url, '_blank', 'noopener,noreferrer')` — which also fixes a real regression from the previous version: http links inside plugin-drawn markdown (Side Chat transcripts / editor previews / diff panes) did nothing when clicked. Separately, the host's `browser` kind is **no longer mounted in the Web profile** (0.1.7 mounts it in the desktop profile only).
- ⚙️ **Settings surface rewritten + preferences imported automatically**: DSH 0.1.7 removed the registrable settings namespace in favour of **looking a form up by the plugin Loader row's entry id** (`SettingsForms`: only `describe` / `update` / `replace` / `mutate` / `configure` remain). Plugin preferences therefore live in the **profile's cordis patch document** (i.e. this plugin's mount row), not in `~/.dsh/settings.yaml`; the schema comes from the plugin module's exported `Config` (this version merges the user preferences into `Config` and marks every preference field `meta.volatile = true` — **that single flag is the entire "settings apply live, without remounting the plugin" mechanism**). **Your settings are not lost**: on first boot the plugin imports the `dsh-better-sidebar` section of the old `settings.yaml` / `settings.yaml.imported` once (only while that row still has no user values, and only fields the current schema still declares). The entry id is **discovered at runtime** (this bundle defaults to `better-sidebar`; an aggregate bundle mounts it under a different id) and never hardcoded.
- 🔄 **Live-refreshing file tree**: the plugin takes over the built-in Files page, so the host's own per-directory watch cannot cover that tree — this version adds `/sidebar/ws/fs-watch`: the client reports the directories it has **expanded**, the host watches exactly those with `fs.watch` (150ms debounce, a 64-handle cap per connection, paths going through the same workspace fence as `fs.tree`), and a change re-lists just that level; collapsing unsubscribes. Before this, the tree stayed stale until a manual refresh.
- 🐛 **Session following fixed**: the plugin used to read a **non-existent `SessionListState.current` field** (its own type mirror invented it, so the compiler never complained), which meant per-session persistence was never actually bound and the narrow-viewport park gate was always false. It now uses DSH 0.1.7's `ctx.sidebarRight.mounted` (set only when the column really switches to another session).
- 🖥️ **The model-side cost is unchanged**: the plugin's own 8 `terminal_*` tools (off by default) were already removed in the previous version, and the upstream equivalent `@deepseek-ai/dsh-tool-terminal` is **still not mounted by any shipped bundle** — add a `tool-terminal` row to your profile's `cordis.patch.yml` when you need a persistent terminal (otherwise the model only has one-shot `bash` / `pwsh`).
- 📐 **Baseline**: every `@deepseek-ai/dsh-*` pins `0.1.7-rc.1`, with the `@deepseek-ai/cordis` peer floor at `^4.0.3`; `ui-primitives` renamed its whole family of named icon exports (`Icon<Name><14|16>` → `Icon<Name>Regular` / `Medium`, 26 named imports adapted); session format v3→v4 (the Side Chat boundary injection now uses `plugin:dsh-better-sidebar`, and tool-result messages use the top-level `role: 'tool'` shape, with parsers accepting both old and new shapes for historical logs).

> 📜 **Earlier versions**: full release history in [CHANGELOG_EN.md](./CHANGELOG_EN.md) (v0.20.0 → v0.12.3) and on [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/omdsh-dev/DSH-better-sidebar/releases).

## ⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts

| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Save edits | `Ctrl/Cmd + S` |
| Git commit | `Ctrl + Enter` |
| Close tab | Middle mouse button |
| Tab context menu (right-click) | Close / Close Other Tabs / Close Tabs to the Left / Close Tabs to the Right (current pane) |
| Split / merge panes | Drag tab to pane edge / middle |
| Reference file to input | Hover the `@file` button at end of line |
| Copy file path | Right-click row → copy relative/absolute path |

## 🔌 Service API

Since v0.4.0 the plugin exposes the `ctx.betterSidebar` service — other plugins can register sidebar pages and file viewers (the 5 built-in tabs + 3 viewers register through the same service). v0.12.1 completed the base capabilities (complete type exports, capability detection, state subscription, tab badges, lifecycle callbacks, targeted open, plugin-owned settings, etc.).

Full integration docs (complete fields, matching algorithm, HMR pitfalls, declarative settings, version detection, the native-sidebar surface and the skinning contract): **[`docs/external-plugin-guide.md`](./docs/external-plugin-guide.md)**; repository rules (hard constraints / CI / release) live in [`AGENTS.md`](./AGENTS.md).

### ➕ Add Plugins (recommended plugin catalog)

The dashed cards at the end of the "Sidebar content" / "File viewers" grids in the "Side Cards" settings section open the **Add tab plugins** / **Add preview plugins** modals: each declares its open extension point, offers a "**Browse more plugins on GitHub**" button (the [GitHub topic `dsh-better-sidebar`](https://github.com/topics/dsh-better-sidebar)), and lists the recommended catalog (name / repo / description / install script) — "**Open**" jumps to the repo, "**Copy**" writes the install command to the clipboard.

**Curating a new plugin**: append a `PluginEntry` to [`src/client/plugins-tabs.ts`](./src/client/plugins-tabs.ts) (tab registrations) or [`src/client/plugins-viewers.ts`](./src/client/plugins-viewers.ts) (file-previewer registrations) and tag your repo with the `dsh-better-sidebar` topic; data integrity is guarded by `tests/plugin-list.spec.ts`.

## 🛠️ Development & Build

```sh
pnpm install      # @deepseek-ai/* devDependencies resolve (baseline 0.1.7-rc.1, alpha dist-tag) — no token needed
pnpm typecheck    # tsc --noEmit
pnpm lint         # eslint . (flat config: js + typescript-eslint + react-hooks recommended)
pnpm build        # → lib/index.js + lib/invariant.js + lib/client.js + lib/client-registry.js + lib/types
pnpm test         # vitest (includes manifest consistency guard; build first)
pnpm watch        # tsdown --watch
```

**Make thin wrappers** (`make help` lists every target; package.json stays the single source of truth):

```sh
make check          # aggregate gate: typecheck → build → test → check:consumer-types (mirrors CI)
make mount          # real-mount smoke: build + pack → install Chromium → pnpm test:mount
make clean          # remove lib/, *.tgz, playwright-report/, test-results/
```

`pnpm check:consumer-types`: the consumer-facing declaration-surface guard — type-checks the built `lib/types` from a browser-only consumer's perspective (no `@types/node`, `skipLibCheck: false`); run `pnpm build` first.

**Architecture**: a single npm package with host/client halves — host (`src/index.ts`): `/sidebar/api/*` JSON API, `/sidebar/file` media route, `/sidebar/html` preview route, `/sidebar/upload` upload route, and two WebSockets (`/sidebar/ws/agent-opens` for model-driven opens, `/sidebar/ws/fs-watch` for the file tree's directory watch; fs / git / preview are all session-scoped behind a trust fence); client (`src/client/index.tsx`): portal sidebar + views + link takeover; state persisted per session in localStorage. Organized per DSH official conventions (no default export, dual client bundles); no dependency on npm / checkout at runtime (`@deepseek-ai/*` provided by the web profile).

## 🔐 Security

- Routes protected by a Host-header trust fence (same as `/api`); `fs.write` is atomic; media/preview routes only serve files inside the session cwd (unless `workspaceFence` is turned off in settings); git only shells out to the CLI and never sets identity
- HTML preview content renders in an **opaque-origin sandboxed iframe** (no `allow-same-origin`/`allow-top-navigation`, `no-referrer`, all permission policies disabled); the `/sidebar/html` route carries a CSP `sandbox` + size/path bounds
- The settings page can disable the HTML preview's sandbox per feature (`htmlViewerNoSandbox` / `htmlViewerDefaultUnsafe`, off by default, with a warning) — when off, content shares the origin with the UI; only recommended for fully trusted content. **The web tab's sandbox is no longer this plugin's surface**: the browser view comes from the host (desktop profile); see DSH's own docs for its sandbox and navigation policy

## ⚠️ Known Limitations

- Git has no push/pull/fetch; Markdown previews provide a manual refresh button with confirmation before discarding unsaved edits; the file tree only watches **expanded** directories (collapsed folders are unsubscribed, and there is no recursive whole-workspace scan); tool inline file-open buttons cannot be intercepted
- **Which read-only previews exist is the host's call**: spreadsheets / PDF / images / Office go to DSH's own `ui-sidebar-documentpreview`, while the plugin renders only Markdown / HTML and the editable text buffer; the host implementation (rendering details, zoom, refresh timing) follows the DSH version
- **The browser view exists only in the desktop profile**: the Web profile has no host `browser` kind and the plugin no longer ships a browser tab, so web tabs are desktop-only; login state / third-party cookies / `X-Frame-Options` limits follow the host implementation
- HTML preview renders the saved file (not unsaved drafts)
- No bottom panel on mobile (<768px): on narrow screens its tabs merge into the right sidebar once (after migrating back to desktop they stay in the right sidebar); the desktop bottom panel is only available on wide viewports. Without a selected session, tapping the subdued toggle shows the select-session message; with a selected session, it opens the full-width drawer

## 🖥️ Platform Support

Windows / Linux / macOS (macOS validated daily; the rest covered by unit tests). The plugin carries no native dependencies (the terminal and `node-pty` went back to DSH wholesale), so building needs only Node + pnpm, with no compiler toolchain.

## 🌐 Plugin Ecosystem

The `ctx.betterSidebar` service opens two extension points to every plugin: **`registerTab` (sidebar pages)** and **`registerFileViewer` (file previewers)**. The 5 built-in tabs + 3 viewers register through the exact same API — fully equal capabilities.

```ts
import type {} from 'dsh-better-sidebar'  // triggers the ctx.betterSidebar type merge
export const inject = ['betterSidebar']
export function apply(ctx: Context) {
  ctx.effect(() => ctx.betterSidebar.registerTab({
    id: 'my-plugin:db', title: 'Database', component: ({ scope }) => <DbView sessionId={scope.sessionId} />,
  }))
  ctx.effect(() => ctx.betterSidebar.registerFileViewer({
    id: 'my-plugin:csv', exts: ['csv'], fetchStrategy: 'custom',
    load: async (path, scope) => parseCsv(await fetchText(scope, path)),
    component: ({ customData }) => <CsvGrid rows={customData} />,
  }))
}
```

The GitHub topic [`dsh-better-sidebar`](https://github.com/topics/dsh-better-sidebar) already hosts **28+ ecosystem plugins** (and growing):

<div align="center">
  <a href="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d4385b7e-aab4-425d-a5c4-2da5da81a34e"><img width="66%" alt="The built-in Add Plugins modal: recommended catalog + one-click install command" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d4385b7e-aab4-425d-a5c4-2da5da81a34e" /></a><br />
  <i>The built-in "Add plugins" modal in settings: recommended catalog + one-click install command + a direct link to the GitHub topic</i>
</div>

### 📑 Tab Plugins (sidebar pages)

<details>
<summary><b>24 plugins (click to expand)</b></summary>

| Plugin | ⭐ | Description |
|---|---|---|
| [ChenRuoT/dsh-sidebar-qa](https://github.com/ChenRuoT/dsh-sidebar-qa) | <img alt="stars" src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/ChenRuoT/dsh-sidebar-qa?style=flat&color=4d6bfe" /> | Selection-based side Q&A — Codex-style side questions / Claude Code `/btw` |
| [fuhefei/dsh-sentinel](https://github.com/fuhefei/dsh-sentinel) | <img alt="stars" src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/fuhefei/dsh-sentinel?style=flat&color=4d6bfe" /> | Condition-driven wakeup: file / command / HTTP / process / webhook watches that wake the agent; dock + sidebar branch + global dashboard |
| [Fisfzy/ego-browser](https://github.com/Fisfzy/ego-browser) | <img alt="stars" src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/Fisfzy/ego-browser?style=flat&color=4d6bfe" /> | Agent browser: a local browsing tab (`@dsh-external/ego-browser`, auto-registers the sidebar page when better-sidebar is present, floating-bubble fallback otherwise) |
| [jiuge2467/dsh-studio](https://github.com/jiuge2467/dsh-studio) | <img alt="stars" src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/jiuge2467/dsh-studio?style=flat&color=4d6bfe" /> | Full-stack enhancement workbench: multi-source MCP visual debugging hub, visual thinking engine |
| [Iwctwbh/dsh-flowglass](https://github.com/Iwctwbh/dsh-flowglass) | <img alt="stars" src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/Iwctwbh/dsh-flowglass?style=flat&color=4d6bfe" /> | Flowglass: live session flowgraph (messages / tool groups / subagent branches) |
| [FeatherHunter/dsh-mattpocock-skills-deck](https://github.com/FeatherHunter/dsh-mattpocock-skills-deck) | <img alt="stars" src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/FeatherHunter/dsh-mattpocock-skills-deck?style=flat&color=4d6bfe" /> | Game-like mission system for mattpocock/skills: fog-of-war map + task bar |
| [GULI-lab/DSH-element-source](https://github.com/GULI-lab/DSH-element-source) | <img alt="stars" src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/GULI-lab/DSH-element-source?style=flat&color=4d6bfe" /> | Click any UI element on your dev page to jump to its Vue / React / Svelte / Angular source, straight into the chat |
| [Lzh3070/dsh-file-review-tab](https://github.com/Lzh3070/dsh-file-review-tab) | <img alt="stars" src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/Lzh3070/dsh-file-review-tab?style=flat&color=4d6bfe" /> | File-change review tab: line-level red/green diffs + undo + chat-line deep links |
| [yq04/dsh-git-remotes](https://github.com/yq04/dsh-git-remotes) | <img alt="stars" src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/yq04/dsh-git-remotes?style=flat&color=4d6bfe" /> | Git remotes tab: branches / upstream / ahead-behind, fetch with prune, ff-only pull, confirm-before-push |
| [ztyhehe/dsh-better-sidebar-svn](https://github.com/ztyhehe/dsh-better-sidebar-svn) | <img alt="stars" src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/ztyhehe/dsh-better-sidebar-svn?style=flat&color=4d6bfe" /> | SVN source-control tab: status / diff / log / commit / update / revert / conflict resolution — symmetric to the built-in Git panel |
| [Melody-max114/dsh-excel-panel](https://github.com/Melody-max114/dsh-excel-panel) | <img alt="stars" src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/Melody-max114/dsh-excel-panel?style=flat&color=4d6bfe" /> | Excel editing: xlsx preview/edit, live formula evaluation, merged cells, save back to the original file |
| [v587d/dsh-anysearch-refs](https://github.com/v587d/dsh-anysearch-refs) | <img alt="stars" src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/v587d/dsh-anysearch-refs?style=flat&color=4d6bfe" /> | AnySearch results as sidebar cards: query, source snippets, highlighted keywords |
| [mlosun/dsh-docs-panel](https://github.com/mlosun/dsh-docs-panel) | <img alt="stars" src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/mlosun/dsh-docs-panel?style=flat&color=4d6bfe" /> | Global docs panel: portable Markdown notes, readable from any workspace |
| [lnyuqian/dsh-skill-sidebar](https://github.com/lnyuqian/dsh-skill-sidebar) | <img alt="stars" src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/lnyuqian/dsh-skill-sidebar?style=flat&color=4d6bfe" /> | Skills panel: scans local skill directories, one-click invocation copy, pinning |
| [g-yixuan/dsh-sidenote](https://github.com/g-yixuan/dsh-sidenote) | <img alt="stars" src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/g-yixuan/dsh-sidenote?style=flat&color=4d6bfe" /> | Codex-style side chat + selection annotations (a thin consumer plugin) |
| [thirsty5034/dsh-ssh-tunnel](https://github.com/thirsty5034/dsh-ssh-tunnel) | <img alt="stars" src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/thirsty5034/dsh-ssh-tunnel?style=flat&color=4d6bfe" /> | Multi-host SSH tunnels + SSH manager tab |
| [thirsty5034/dsh-git-forge](https://github.com/thirsty5034/dsh-git-forge) | <img alt="stars" src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/thirsty5034/dsh-git-forge?style=flat&color=4d6bfe" /> | GitHub / Gitea accounts, project grants and push policy |
| [YesSanSan/dsh-conversation-outline](https://github.com/YesSanSan/dsh-conversation-outline) | <img alt="stars" src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/YesSanSan/dsh-conversation-outline?style=flat&color=4d6bfe" /> | Conversation outline tab: per-turn structure, quick jump, one-line LLM titles |
| [Wulabalabo/dsh-sidebar-Explorer-Plus](https://github.com/Wulabalabo/dsh-sidebar-Explorer-Plus) | <img alt="stars" src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/Wulabalabo/dsh-sidebar-Explorer-Plus?style=flat&color=4d6bfe" /> | File-manager tab: upload / move / delete / rename / new folder (write operations) |
| [yq04/dsh-turn-review](https://github.com/yq04/dsh-turn-review) | <img alt="stars" src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/yq04/dsh-turn-review?style=flat&color=4d6bfe" /> | Turn review: review agent changes turn by turn |
| [Ghz114514/dsh-refpics](https://github.com/Ghz114514/dsh-refpics) | <img alt="stars" src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/Ghz114514/dsh-refpics?style=flat&color=4d6bfe" /> | Pinterest-style reference-image search: masonry wall, sidebar board, downloads, save-to-Eagle |
| [yzlin499/dsh-yzlin499-easy-plugins](https://github.com/yzlin499/dsh-yzlin499-easy-plugins) | <img alt="stars" src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/yzlin499/dsh-yzlin499-easy-plugins?style=flat&color=4d6bfe" /> | A handy utility bundle for a bare-bones DSH |
| [dong-victor/dsh-better-sidebar-starter](https://github.com/dong-victor/dsh-better-sidebar-starter) | <img alt="stars" src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/dong-victor/dsh-better-sidebar-starter?style=flat&color=4d6bfe" /> | Run-configurations tab: IDEA-style Run/Debug configs (npm / springboot / python / custom) — one-click launch, history, WebSocket live logs (ANSI colors), parallel instances, cross-platform process-tree kill |
| [baosfeng/my-dsh-plugins](https://github.com/baosfeng/my-dsh-plugins) | <img alt="stars" src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/baosfeng/my-dsh-plugins?style=flat&color=4d6bfe" /> | Personal multi-plugin collection (`dsh-file-activity`): a sidebar file-activity tab recording read / added / modified history and stats, flat-browsed by folder, opened with the native preview |
| [Hoemr/dsh-better-overleaf](https://github.com/Hoemr/dsh-better-overleaf) | <img alt="stars" src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/Hoemr/dsh-better-overleaf?style=flat&color=4d6bfe" /> | Overleaf tab: direct-CDP browser login (third-party Chromium supported), project switching, local git mirrors under the workspace with two-way sync |

</details>

### 🖼️ Viewer Plugins (file previewers)

<details>
<summary><b>3 plugins (click to expand)</b></summary>

| Plugin | ⭐ | Description |
|---|---|---|
| [HuanLinOTO/dsh-plugin-better-sidebar-plugin-office](https://github.com/HuanLinOTO/dsh-plugin-better-sidebar-plugin-office) | <img alt="stars" src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/HuanLinOTO/dsh-plugin-better-sidebar-plugin-office?style=flat&color=4d6bfe" /> | Office-suite preview (.docx / .xlsx / .pptx) as a separate bundle to slim the core (in the official recommended catalog) |
| [zemul/dsh-video-preview](https://github.com/zemul/dsh-video-preview) | <img alt="stars" src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/zemul/dsh-video-preview?style=flat&color=4d6bfe" /> | Inline video preview: .mp4 / .webm / .mov / .mkv / .avi with a /video host route supporting HTTP Range scrubbing |
| [dong-victor/dsh-better-sidebar-jupyter](https://github.com/dong-victor/dsh-better-sidebar-jupyter) | <img alt="stars" src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/dong-victor/dsh-better-sidebar-jupyter?style=flat&color=4d6bfe" /> | Runnable `.ipynb` notebook view: lazy-start Python kernel, streaming outputs, save-back |

</details>

### 🧰 Enhancements & Tools

<details>
<summary><b>3 plugins (click to expand)</b></summary>

| Plugin | ⭐ | Description |
|---|---|---|
| [dong-victor/dsh-better-sidebar-terminal-plus](https://github.com/dong-victor/dsh-better-sidebar-terminal-plus) | <img alt="stars" src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/dong-victor/dsh-better-sidebar-terminal-plus?style=flat&color=4d6bfe" /> | Terminal enhancement: bundled Nerd Font icons, xterm glyph fixes, stable terminal cwd |
| [Max-Null/dsh-sidebar-preview-select](https://github.com/Max-Null/dsh-sidebar-preview-select) | <img alt="stars" src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/Max-Null/dsh-sidebar-preview-select?style=flat&color=4d6bfe" /> | Preview selection boost: select text in any sidebar preview → floating "send to session" |
| [Hoemr/dsh-quicklook](https://github.com/Hoemr/dsh-quicklook) | <img alt="stars" src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/Hoemr/dsh-quicklook?style=flat&color=4d6bfe" /> | QuickLook-style Space preview: press Space on the active file tab for a full-size image / PDF / text overlay; Space or Esc closes |

</details>

> 📣 **List your plugin**: tag your repo with the `dsh-better-sidebar` topic to appear on the [topic page](https://github.com/topics/dsh-better-sidebar); then PR one `PluginEntry` into [`src/client/plugins-tabs.ts`](./src/client/plugins-tabs.ts) / [`src/client/plugins-viewers.ts`](./src/client/plugins-viewers.ts) to join the built-in recommended catalog (data integrity is guarded by `tests/plugin-list.spec.ts`).

## 🤝 Contributing

- **Code changes go through PRs**: develop on a `feat/*` / `fix/*` branch, then `gh pr create`; docs-only changes may be pushed to main directly
- **Curate an ecosystem plugin**: tag your repo with `dsh-better-sidebar` + PR a `PluginEntry` into [`src/client/plugins-tabs.ts`](./src/client/plugins-tabs.ts) / [`plugins-viewers.ts`](./src/client/plugins-viewers.ts)
- **Before submitting**: `pnpm typecheck && pnpm build && pnpm test` (or `make check` for the one-shot aggregate; CI additionally gates on npm-pack → real-mount → headless-render via `pnpm test:mount`, plus the aggregate double-mount regression `pnpm test:mount:aggregate`)
- See [`AGENTS.md`](./AGENTS.md) for the repository rules (hard constraints, CI lanes, release flow)

## 👥 Contributors

Thanks to everyone who contributed:

<a href="https://github.com/omdsh-dev/DSH-better-sidebar/graphs/contributors">
  <img src="https://contrib.rocks/image?repo=omdsh-dev/DSH-better-sidebar" alt="Contributors" />
</a>

## 🔗 Friends

- [dsh-tianshu-tui](https://github.com/huiliyi37/dsh-tianshu-tui): an interactive terminal UI plugin for DeepSeek Harness (its rendering core evolved from the self-developed harness agent Tianshu-Tui), adding TDD and evidence-gate workflows on top of the official harness
- [dsh-TUI](https://github.com/ccch1mneyyy/dsh-TUI): a Claude Code-style fullscreen interactive TUI plugin — pixel-whale top bar, live working-status row, streaming thought expansion, double-Esc rollback, context progress bar + TPS meter; one-command npm install
- [dshfind Plugin Market](https://dshfind.com/zh/plugins): a third-party plugin marketplace — a listing of public repos under the GitHub topic `dsh-plugin`, with stars, contributors and growth data synced daily
- [DeepSeek Harness Desktop](https://github.com/anywhere-labs/deepseek-harness-desktop): a modern desktop client for the DeepSeek Harness ecosystem — start and manage a local Harness service without configuring Node.js or running commands; [official site](https://www.dshdesktop.cn)

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