dsh-search-switcher

Switching search engines in DeepSeek Harness used to mean opening Settings, hunting for the provider field, typing a new value, or firing off a slash command. If you find yourself wanting to hop between two or three sources in a single conversation, that friction adds up fast. dsh-search-switcher puts a compact dropdown right to the left of the model picker so you can cycle through ten engines with one click, without ever leaving the active input context. It is especially handy on overseas campus or corporate networks that block api.deepseek.com while Bing, DuckDuckGo, or SearXNG remain reachable.

The menu reads and writes the dsh-free-search provider setting over the loopback bridge, highlights the current engine, and keeps the list scrollable. Keyboard support is complete: arrow keys expand the menu and move between entries, Home and End jump to the first and last item, Enter or Space confirms, and Escape dismisses with focus returning to the trigger. Styling follows Harness theme variables so the control blends in visually. The current release also surfaces a precise compatibility diagnosis for dsh-free-search 0.4.22 instead of a generic error.

It suits heavy Harness users who switch search sources often, and anyone whose network makes the official endpoint unreliable. The plugin is a single self-contained bundle with no build step, so it installs and works immediately.