Introduction

The design philosophy of DeepSeek Harness (DSH) is “everything is a plugin.” The default Web UI is feature-complete but visually plain. dsh-aurora-glass is an original plugin that enhances the visual hierarchy of the interface with an aurora background and a glassmorphism effect while remaining lightweight—it does not rely on performance-heavy blur pipelines such as backdrop-filter and avoids full-screen repaints during streaming output.

Plugin Overview

Name: dsh-aurora-glass
Maintainer: Lmf-ynu
License: MIT
Positioning: An original DeepSeek Harness Web UI background beautification plugin

Core Features

This plugin mainly provides the following capabilities:

  • Aurora Background: Supports multiple preset color schemes, custom remote images, and local uploads (limited to 4 MB, stored as a data URL).
  • Soft Glass Panels: Overrides the original opaque design tokens with lightweight alpha compositing. It does not use backdrop-filter and includes no real-time blur pipeline, ensuring smooth performance.
  • Theme Following: Automatically detects and follows DSH’s dark/light theme switching.
  • Dedicated Settings Page: Integrates a standalone panel in DSH settings, supporting real-time preview, adjustment of dimming intensity and glass transparency, with persistent storage of settings.

Installation and Activation

Run the following command in the terminal to install:

# 1) 将本地目录作为插件安装到 web profile
dsh plugin --profile web add D:\Users\李\Desktop\dsh-ui

After installation, restart DSH Web and find the “Aurora Glass” tab in the settings screen to see the dedicated panel.

Typical Usage

  1. Open Settings (bottom-left) → Aurora Glass;
  2. Turn on the “Enable Beautified Background” switch; the background and panel styles take effect immediately;
  3. On the settings page, select a preset color scheme or upload a local image as the background;
  4. Drag the “Dim Background / Glass Transparency” sliders to adjust the visual effect;
  5. To restore the default appearance, turn off the switch or click “Restore Default Settings” on the settings page.

Notes

  • Version Dependency: This plugin is compatible with DSH 0.2.x. Users of DSH 0.1.x should install dsh-aurora-glass@0.1.0.
  • Known Fix: Version 0.2.1 fixed an issue where the background layer was covered. In older versions, overlapping multi-layer containers could prevent the background from showing through; this issue has been fixed in the current version.
  • Privacy and Security:
    • When using remote images, the browser loads them directly, which will expose the DSH user’s IP address.
    • Local images are stored as data URLs in the profile’s Cordis patch and are not uploaded to third-party services.
    • It is recommended to avoid using sensitive images on shared machines.
  • File Modifications: The plugin dynamically injects styles via a Cordis patch and does not modify DSH’s built-in files. After uninstallation, the interface is fully restored to the default appearance.

Conclusion

dsh-aurora-glass provides a background beautification solution that requires no complex build process. It is suitable for developers who want to quickly adjust the visual experience without changing DSH’s core logic. Source code and directory links are as follows:

GitHub Repository
Community Directory Page