Introduction

DeepSeek Harness (DSH) adopts a plugin-based architecture, separating different capabilities into independent modules. When handling academic research or paper writing, general-purpose agents are prone to issues such as fabricated citations or invented data. To address this problem, it is necessary to constrain model behavior at the behavioral level, i.e., academic mode.

Plugin Overview

dsh-academy is an academic mode plugin for DeepSeek Harness (dsh). It is maintained by literaf, and its core purpose is to define a researcher persona, establish anti-fabrication rules for citations and data, and standardize bilingual writing practices.

Core Features

The plugin primarily provides behavioral constraints in three areas:

  1. Research persona: Positions the agent as a researcher focused on producing work that can withstand peer review, ensuring that the output is rigorous and defensible.
  2. Academic-integrity rules: Prohibits fabricating papers, authors, years, journals, DOIs, or citation counts; prohibits inventing data; clearly distinguishes literature-based sources from inferred content; ensures that each citation is verifiable; and leaves interpretation and judgment to the researcher.
  3. Language conventions: Supports bilingual environments, responds in the user’s language, preserves original text for titles, journal names, and technical terms, and follows academic writing norms for Chinese text.

Installation and Activation

To install the plugin, use the official command:

dsh plugin --profile web add dsh-academy

After installation, start the DeepSeek Harness Web interface to use the plugin.

Typical Usage

  1. Install the plugin: dsh plugin --profile web add dsh-academy
  2. Start the service: dsh web

Notes

  • Capability attribution: This plugin does not register any tools or skills; specific capabilities are provided by other plugins (such as literature retrieval or research skills).
  • License: The plugin is licensed under the MIT license.

Conclusion

dsh-academy reduces the risk of hallucinations in academic writing by defining a persona and rules. Additional configuration details and source code can be found on its directory page or GitHub repository.