Introduction

In the DeepSeek Harness plugin ecosystem, general writing skills often struggle to reliably maintain thesis writing rules and global state locally. dsh-thesis is designed to address this context limitation by providing structured state management and strict permission validation for local thesis writing.

Plugin Overview

This is a DeepSeek Harness plugin for thesis-assisted writing. It is maintained by haoyuan-sjtu and aims to support thesis writing tasks through project-level context management, structured JSON capture and review commands, and global state maintenance.

Core Features

  • Thesis-assisted writing context management: Maintain project-wide writing rules and context.
  • Structured JSON capture and review: Provide /thesisflow-capture and /thesisflow-review commands for submitting data and reviewing candidate records.
  • Project-level context and global state: Maintain state consistency within the project scope.
  • Quarantined record state: New records are written by default in a quarantine status.
  • Strict scope and privacy validation: Validate access permissions and privacy policies.

Installation and Enablement

After installing the plugin into a designated DSH profile, restart that profile.

  1. Install the plugin:
    Use the official installation command to add the repository to a profile:
    dsh plugin --profile web add https://github.com/haoyuan-sjtu/dsh-thesis.git

To install it in a headless profile, replace `web` with `headless`.
  1. Configure the project file:
    Set the THESISFLOW_PROJECT_CONFIG environment variable when starting the profile to point to the absolute path of thesisflow.yaml. This file contains non-sensitive metadata and a project-relative registry path.

Typical Usage

After configuration, the plugin can be used in the following ways:

  1. Project configuration example:
    Configure project metadata in thesisflow.yaml:
    projectId: thesis-2026-example
    language: zh-CN
    field: computer-science
    chapterIds: [ch1, ch2, ch3]
    defaultScope: project
    privacyPolicy: project_confidential
    contextTokenBudget: 1200
    registryPath: .thesisflow/registry.json

  1. Task routing:
    Use the /thesisflow-route <task description> command to classify a task and obtain thesis suggestions, required inputs, and expected outputs.

  2. Data capture:
    Use the /thesisflow-capture <JSON candidate> command to submit structured data.

  3. Record review:
    Use the /thesisflow-review <JSON action> command to perform operations such as approving, rejecting, or revoking queued records.

Suitable Scenarios and Notes

  • Suitable scenarios: Suitable for users who need to strictly manage thesis writing context, rules, and state in a local environment.
  • Permission restrictions: Approval commands are disabled by default. The approval command is enabled only when the Host provides a principalResolver in the plugin configuration. The principalResolver must return an identity verified by the Host; otherwise it fails closed.
  • State change restrictions: Free text, model outputs, and unverified entities cannot change record state.
  • Feature boundaries: This plugin does not support a Web UI, team/user scopes, cloud synchronization, external command execution, school submission, or Humanize integration.
  • Security warning: The plugin runs with DSH process permissions. Before installation, be sure to review the source code and license.

Conclusion

dsh-thesis helps developers handle complex state logic in thesis writing by providing structured command interfaces and strict permission management. Plugin directory: https://www.skillhub.cn/plugins/haoyuan-sjtu/dsh-thesis. Source repository: https://github.com/haoyuan-sjtu/dsh-thesis.