The DSH Plugin Ecosystem: September 2026 Data Report

Published October 02, 2026 · dshpacks Data · ~7 min read

DeepSeek Harness (DSH) launched its public plugin API in August 2026 and the ecosystem grew fast: 2,961 English-visible plugins are now catalogued in this directory, spanning 27 categories from agent memory to desktop launchers. This report is generated live from the dshpacks database — every number you read here is recomputed when the site rebuilds.

By the numbers

What “enriched” means

An enriched page on dshpacks goes beyond the radar’s one-line description. Each one is grounded in the plugin’s own README: it carries a hand-verified install command pulled from the actual documentation, a what-it-does prose section, compatibility notes, and a FAQ drawn from the repository. The install command is the most load-bearing fact on the page — we mark any that cannot be independently verified as [verify manually] rather than fabricate one. Out of 2,961 English-visible plugins, 1,583 now have a README-verified install command on their page.

Category breakdown

The 27 categories in this directory are mapped from the DeepSeek Harness radar’s own curation labels. The top 12 by plugin count:

Every category page links back to this directory and carries a CollectionPage + ItemList structured-data block so search engines can parse the plugin roster directly. Browse them from the dshpacks homepage category chips.

Stars and community size

GitHub stars are a noisy but real signal of community adoption. The distribution is extremely skewed — a handful of flagship projects capture most stars, while the long tail is where new plugins land:

• 757 plugins (0★) — newly listed or not yet widely discovered
• 1,522 plugins (1–5★) — small but active audiences
• 433 plugins (6–20★) — established, used by real teams
• 249 plugins (>20★) — the ecosystem’s proven tier

The median is 2★, which reflects the realistic picture: most DSH plugins are solo-developer projects built for a specific workflow, not shrink-wrapped software. That is normal for a young ecosystem — the plugin surface area is already enormous; depth comes later.

Top 10 plugins by stars

The ten most-starred English-visible plugins in the directory, measured at the last database sync:

Each entry links to its individual page where you can read the full what-it-does, compat notes, FAQ and verified install command.

Runtime-test verdicts

The radar runs automated tests against each plugin. The verdict distribution for English-visible plugins:

A pass verdict means the plugin’s runtime test completed successfully; incompatible means it was tested and failed; untested and pending mean the test queue has not reached this plugin yet. The “unreviewed” bucket holds plugins carried from earlier import passes before the runtime-test pipeline was established. Every enriched page on dshpacks shows the verdict badge so you can see the status before you install.

How the directory is built

dshpacks ingests the DSH radar daily, cross-checks install commands against upstream READMEs, translates CJK-only descriptions, and rebuilds every page from scratch. The build includes a suite of automated validators — canonical uniqueness, structured-data schema assertions, meta-description budget, internal-link integrity, sitemap coverage — all running before a single file is deployed. If any validator fails, the deployment is aborted and the previous version stays live.

The enrichment layer is the hand-intensive part. Each of the 1,651 enriched pages required reading the plugin’s README, extracting a verifiable install command, and writing the what-it-does prose without inventing anything the README does not say. Where the README is placeholder-only we carry a [verify manually] flag rather than guess. Quality is the hard part; this report is how we stay honest about where coverage stands.

What comes next

The directory is live, the enrichment pipeline is running, and coverage is growing. Browse dsh Packs for curated bundles by use case, or read the step-by-step install guide to get started. For the full searchable directory — all 2,961 plugins, filterable by category — go to the dshpacks homepage.

Where to go next

• Best DeepSeek Harness plugins — ranked picks by category
• How to install DSH plugins — step-by-step guide
• Are DSH plugins safe? — what to check before installing
• DSH plugin FAQ — 20 questions answered
• DSH vs Claude Code vs Codex — harness comparison
• Pi vs DSH vs Claude Code — the context-management debate
• dsh Packs — curated bundles of reviewed plugins
• The plugin directory — every reviewed plugin, searchable
• DeepSeek Harness tutorial — get dsh running, step by step
• DeepSeek Harness vs OpenCode — how the two open agent harnesses differ
• DeepSeek Harness review — the harness and its plugins, assessed

Browse the directory by category

Other 490 · Tools & Capabilities 161 · uncategorized 159 · Messaging & Communication 102 · Plugin Markets & Managers 67 · Notifications & Integrations 51 · All 27 categories · All 1,651 reviewed plugins