dsh-task-status

In conversational AI assistants, background tasks—such as scripts or long-running operations triggered by the model—often execute without user awareness, leading to opacity and difficulty in tracking results. The dsh-task-status plugin addresses this pain point by dynamically generating a status bar above the chat input area. It aggregates the count of active background tasks in real-time, allowing users to click and expand each task to view detailed status, duration, and live output logs, which are presented as a scrolling tail to keep key information always visible.

The plugin's core strength lies in its seamless integration into the existing chat interface, registered via the official Dock slot, offering a lightweight yet robust task monitoring solution. The status bar appears automatically when tasks run and hides upon completion; the expanded panel supports polling updates, enabling efficient browsing of longer outputs through a fixed-line scrolling area. For developers or power users, this means comprehensive oversight of background workflows without leaving the chat environment, boosting debugging efficiency and operational transparency.

Overall, dsh-task-status is designed for anyone using the DeepSeek Harness platform for complex interactions, especially those who frequently invoke background tasks. It doesn't alter existing workflows but serves as an enhanced visual feedback layer, helping users manage asynchronous operations with ease and making the AI assistant's runtime state clear at a glance.