dsh-effort-bars

Switching a reasoning effort level in DeepSeek Harness or DSH Desktop used to mean: open the model menu, drill into the Effort submenu, pick a value. dsh-effort-bars collapses that into a single click. A row of equal-height bars appears beside the model button—think of it as a volume fader for depth of thought—each bar representing one level, gradient-filled up to the active setting. Click a bar and the level changes instantly, no menu in sight.

The model menu itself is streamlined too. It opens straight into a searchable list with provider filter chips, a result counter, and adaptive height, reusing the full retrieval capabilities of dsh-model-picker-search. Models without reasoning levels simply get no bars. Full keyboard navigation, radiogroup semantics, and hover tooltips are included. The plugin registers in the conversation.input.model slot at priority −2, so it layers cleanly over the stock picker and dsh-model-picker-search, and gracefully falls back if it is removed or fails to render.

Built for DeepSeek Harness users who toggle between Off, Medium, High, and Max often—especially those juggling multiple models and providers who want to control thinking depth with the fewest possible interactions. Localised in Russian, English, and Chinese.