dsh-auto-update

DSH ships breaking changes frequently as a developer preview, and upgrading manually—diffing npm versions, running a global install, restarting the Web UI—feels like unnecessary friction. dsh-auto-update folds the entire upgrade pipeline into the Web UI itself: a first scan fires 15 seconds after boot, then repeats every 6 hours, comparing the latest and next channels with automatic fallback between registry.npmjs.org and registry.npmmirror.com for reliable version checks on any network.

The interaction stays out of the way: a small status dot in the sidebar's bottom row signals state at a glance (green check, amber pulse, or red alert). One click expands a detail card showing the version delta, changelog link, and a one-click install button. After install completes, the plugin restarts dsh web in 3 seconds—graceful SIGTERM on macOS/Linux, Stop-Process plus a PowerShell respawn on Windows—and auto-refreshes the page once the new instance is ready. No terminal, no manual refresh.

Built for engineers who treat the DSH Web UI as their primary workspace and want upgrades to be invisible. The plugin does not alter the upgrade channel (it still installs the official npm package end-to-end); it simply adds the automation and visibility layer that was missing from the UI.