Introduction

In DSH development scenarios, you often need to handle spontaneous ideas or long contexts without interrupting the current mainline task. dsh-capture-window provides a side-channel capture window that lets you toss a “divergent idea” into a quiet, standalone new session without touching the mainline context or switching the mainline view.

Installation

Run the installation command first.

dsh plugin --profile web add dsh-capture-window

After installation, restart DSH.

Core Features

Capture Entry

  • Shortcut: Press Ctrl+Shift+K to invoke the capture window.
  • Floating badge: A “⚡ Capture” floating badge appears in the bottom-right corner; click it to invoke the window.
  • Interaction: The capture window is draggable and supports dark mode.

Context Modes

The plugin provides three context modes:
1. Blank: Create a new blank session.
2. Selection: Manually select the context.
3. Last 10 exchanges (default): Automatically compress the latest 10 exchanges in the current session and inject them into the new session as “non-reply background”.

Context is only faithfully compressed and not rewritten.

Chat View

Continue chatting inside the capture window. Supported:
- Enter: Send with queue.
- Ctrl+Enter: Send and jump the queue.
- Shift+Enter: Insert a new line.

It supports embedded model selection.

Sticky Notes and Session Persistence

  • Sticky notes: Temporarily store ideas. They are in-memory and are cleared when the window is closed.
  • Session persistence: New sessions inherit the current directory/workspace and do not fall into “Ungrouped”.

Typical Usage

  1. In your main workflow, press Ctrl+Shift+K to invoke the capture window.
  2. Select the “Last 10 exchanges” mode so the AI can inherit the current context and explore divergent thinking.
  3. Continue chatting in the capture window and use shortcuts such as Enter and Ctrl+Enter to control the sending pace.

Trust Boundary and Architecture

  • Pure add-on: It does not modify official source code and only uses officially exposed Services / events / Slots / APIs.
  • Architecture: It is divided into a Host and a Client. The Host is responsible for registering the /recall command, handling compression, and creating sessions; the Client handles the capture window UI and uses the official connection.api.
  • Data persistence: Sessions are persisted by DSH; closing the window, refreshing, or restarting does not delete them. Sticky notes and the recent list are in-memory.

Use Cases and Cautions

Suitable for scenarios that require handling long contexts or temporary divergent ideas. Before installing, please check the source code and license.

Plugin page: Directory page
GitHub: https://github.com/Yidien/dsh-capture-window