dsh-balance-chip

Anyone who runs models through the DeepSeek API knows the little itch of switching to a browser tab just to check how many credits are left. dsh-balance-chip removes that friction by surfacing your balance right inside the DSH app: a persistent pill in the bottom-right corner plus a status dot in the sidebar footer, both always within eye reach without blocking clicks.

The plugin deliberately keeps its surface small. A host-side process polls the official api.deepseek.com/user/balance endpoint every 60 seconds and serves a cached value over a local route. Both displays update from that cache, show a green dot at 5 USD or above, orange below, and red on errors, while a tooltip reveals the currency and last-updated time. There are zero external dependencies and no telemetry; the API key is read at runtime solely from the local DSH credential store and is never shipped with the plugin itself.

Built for developers who rely on the DeepSeek API daily inside the DSH app and want their balance as unobtrusive and ever-present as a battery indicator. As long as DEEPSEEK_API_KEY exists in your credential store, the plugin works out of the box with no build step required.