DSH Desktop

anywhere-labs/dsh-desktopReviewed by Radar

What it does

DSH Desktop puts DeepSeek Harness, an AI agent with a plugin system and web interface, inside a normal desktop app with a window, tray icon, terminal, built-in plugin market and automatic updates. You can also start and follow tasks from an iOS or Android phone. It is an independent community project, not made by DeepSeek. The Windows and Mac installers need no extra tools, and Linux packages also exist. The README is mainly in Chinese. The agent works with AI model services, which may charge for use.

How easy it is to install

B · installer plus one simple step · Windows

The releases include a Windows installer (DSH-Desktop-2.0.18-x64-Setup.exe) and the README says no extra environment is needed, but the agent still has to be connected to an AI model service.

Numbers on GitHub

Stars: 34,281on Oct 31, 2026
Downloads: 251,34222,279 this week
Growth: +898stars in 5 days

Stars over time

Facts

Runs on: Windows, macOS, Linux
You need to install: Nothing extra
To build from source: Node.js
Disk space: 283 MB–849 MB · from the installer
Accounts or keys: AI model service account or key (for example DeepSeek)
Cost: Free, API costs extra · The app is free (MIT); the README says it is fully free and warns against anyone selling it. The AI model service you connect may charge; the package does not state prices.
License: MIT (Permissive)
Can replace: Claude Code
Last update: Oct 31, 2026

Risk signals (6)

Attentionoptional lan access without login
README.md: "危险：向局域网开放不提供鉴权；所有与你处于同一局域网的人都能直接打开 DSH 并操作你的电脑。" (Danger: opening it to the local network has no authentication; anyone on the same network can open DSH and operate your computer.) The README says the web service listens only on the local machine by default.
AI review
Infounofficial client using brand name
README.md: "独立的社区开源项目，与深度求索不存在隶属、合作、授权或背书关系" (independent community project with no affiliation, authorization or endorsement from DeepSeek) and "“DeepSeek Harness”是深度求索公司的注册商标".
AI review
Infovendored prebuilt packages
package.json resolutions load many packages from tarballs stored in the repository instead of the public registry, for example "@deepseek-ai/dsh-agent@npm:0.2.1-rc.3": "file:vendor/dsh-runtime/0.2.1-rc.3/deepseek-ai-dsh-agent-0.2.1-rc.3.tgz" and "@agents-anywhere/dsh-bridge-next": "file:vendor/agents-anywhere/...tgz".
AI review
Infoinstallation id sent with update checks
README.md: update checks carry "X-DSH-Desktop-Installation-Id header 中携带一个由本机生成并持久保存的随机 UUID" (a random, persistent installation UUID generated on your machine).
AI review
Infodownload links point to separate site
README.md download table links to "https://www.dshdesktop.cn/api/downloads/windows" and "https://www.dshdesktop.cn/api/downloads/mac" rather than to the GitHub release files.
AI review
Infoaffiliate links to api resellers
README.md sponsors section links to AI API relay services with referral codes, such as "https://88api.ai/sign-up?aff=VnEb" and "https://onliqiu.com/r/ds2h" (described as "AI中转站", an AI relay service).
AI review

Evidence is shown in its original language.

What Radar could not check

Which AI model services it works with and what they cost; the README does not explain this setup
What the agent is allowed to do on your computer (files, terminal) and what it asks before acting
Which servers the phone remote control goes through and what data passes through them
Whether the installers from dshdesktop.cn are the same files as the GitHub releases
What third-party plugins from the built-in market do once installed
Real disk use after installing plugins (the installer alone is 283–849 MB)