dsh-sidebar-onlyoffice

Before dsh-sidebar-onlyoffice, Office files in the DSH sidebar were essentially read-only previews. This plugin embeds the full ONLYOFFICE editor suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) directly into the better-sidebar file viewer, letting you open, edit, and save .docx, .xlsx, and .pptx files right in the browser without switching to a desktop application.

Another standout feature is live refresh when the AI edits an open file. The moment the DeepSeek agent modifies a document currently open in the editor, the watch hub pushes a change event within roughly a second and the editor iframe swaps to the new version in place—no page reload, no api.js re-fetch. Saves are atomic (temp-file plus rename), and a dirty editor is never silently overwritten; instead a banner appears so you can decide whether to reload.

Deployment is straightforward: one self-hosted ONLYOFFICE Document Server (verified against 9.x community edition), with the browser talking to it solely through the same-origin reverse proxy, so the DS can stay on a private network. JWT-signed configs, short-lived download tokens, and sandboxed path checks are all in place by default. Ideal for DSH web users who frequently co-edit Office documents with the AI agent—review and tweak on your side, batch-edit on the AI side, both sides seeing changes in real time.