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dsh-wsl-browser

Web Tools Updated 2026.09.02

Run the following command in DeepSeek Harness:

dsh plugin install 173787247/dsh-wsl-browser

Paste the following prompt into your AI chat to install this plugin:

Run dsh plugin install 173787247/dsh-wsl-browser in DeepSeek Harness to install this plugin; source code is available at https://github.com/173787247/dsh-wsl-browser .

About this plugin

You spin up a dev server or a docs site inside WSL, only to switch back to Windows and paste the address into a browser by hand. dsh-wsl-browser provides the win_open_url tool that hands an http/https URL straight to the Windows default browser in one step, removing the back-and-forth window switching and copy-paste ritual. For safety, only http and https schemes are accepted; file: and other local path protocols are rejected.

When localhost forwarding is not available—say the Windows firewall blocks the 127.0.0.1 WSL mapping—the tool automatically includes a fallback hint built from the current WSL network IP. Paired with dsh-wsl-port from the same kit for port-level diagnostics, it covers the vast majority of cross-environment access issues.

As part of the dsh-wsl-kit suite, this tool is a good fit for developers and ops engineers who routinely start front-end dev servers, API debug endpoints, or local documentation sites inside WSL while preferring to view them in a Windows-side browser.

Use Cases

  • Open a dev server started in WSL directly in the Windows default browser
  • Get a WSL IP fallback address when localhost forwarding is blocked
  • Skip copy-paste friction when accessing local API endpoints during debugging

Best For

  • Engineers who routinely start front-end or back-end dev servers in WSL
  • Developers who debug local services across the WSL/Windows boundary
  • Ops engineers managing WSL network environments with the dsh-wsl-kit suite