dsh-file-picker

Referencing files outside the current workspace in a DSH Web conversation used to mean typing paths blind in a terminal or copy-pasting from an editor. dsh-file-picker adds a file-picker button to the composer toolbar: click it, browse any readable directory on the local DSH host, filter the current directory with a case-insensitive, non-recursive name search, tick the files or folders you need (up to 32 paths per selection), and hit Apply. The chosen paths are injected into the active conversation as a context block, where the model can read individual files or use glob and grep to inspect directories. The picker returns paths and entry kinds only—it never reads or uploads file contents, and its browser-to-host RPC is locked to localhost so a remote Web GUI cannot trigger any filesystem browsing.

Installation and uninstallation are idempotent: the script edits the target profile manifest, runs the package installer, and rolls back automatically if anything fails. A manual fallback is documented for environments where the automated path is restricted. After any change, restart DSH and refresh the browser.

It is built for DSH Web users who regularly need the model to inspect files scattered across the local machine—old logs in Downloads, a config on the Desktop, reference code in a sibling project. Open the picker, tick a few paths, send the next prompt, and the model has the context it needs.