dsh-vibe
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Animated themes for DeepSeek Harness — from quiet auroras to pure Manbo chaos.
dsh-vibe is a dual-face Cordis plugin that adds a configurable visual theme to
the dsh web UI:
- A permanent background — each theme has its own animated atmosphere.
- An optional thinking HUD — enabled by default, each theme adds a matching
overlay while the model is thinking. The HUD unmounts when the response
finishes or stops.
The visual effects use CSS animation and remain fully click-through. A Vibe
button in the bottom-left sidebar footer gives you quick access to the plugin's
appearance settings.
Themes
Each theme has its own animated background and thinking HUD.
Manbo (曼波) · New
Silly, loud, and proudly chaotic. Turn on Play sound for the full effect.
Manbo theme
Aurora
Calm northern lights with a clean sci-fi HUD.
Aurora theme
Ocean
Deep water, drifting bubbles, and a slow sonar sweep.
Ocean theme
Ember
Heat, sparks, and the feeling that the screen might catch fire.
Ember theme
Synthwave
A neon sunset and retro grid, straight out of an '80s arcade.
Synthwave theme
Features
| Layer | What you get |
|---|
| Background (always) | a distinct animated atmosphere for Aurora, Ocean, Ember, Synthwave, or Manbo |
| Thinking HUD (while running, default on) | a theme-specific motion and HUD system |
| Vibe settings | theme dropdown · color controls · thinking-effects switch · theme sound and volume · quick button · reset |
- Zero interaction cost —
pointer-events: none on every layer, hardened
against the shell's overlay CSS. It can never block a click.
- Five real themes — Aurora, Ocean, Ember, Synthwave, and Manbo change the
motion, background, and thinking HUD—not only the color palette.
- Independent color controls — follow Harness colors or choose your own
base color without changing the selected visual theme.
- Easy to configure — open the Vibe button in the bottom-left sidebar
footer to switch themes or adjust the color controls.
- Instant HUD — the thinking effects follow the same
useSessions running
flag used by the sidebar, with no polling. You can hide them without hiding
the ambient background.
- Saved automatically — configuration is persisted by the Harness host and
restored when you return.
- Reduced-motion aware — continuous movement stops when the operating
system requests reduced motion.
Requirements
- DeepSeek Harness (dsh)
with the
web profile running.
- Node 20+.
pnpm available on your PATH (the dsh plugin command uses it to manage
profile packages).
If pnpm --version is not available, install it first with
npm install --global pnpm.
Compatibility
| Harness version | Validation |
|---|
0.1.0-rc.8 | Live isolated UI: quick panel, Plugin configuration, persistence, themes, light/dark, rail, and mobile layouts |
0.1.1-rc.2 | Packed bundle add/dump/remove cycle; client module loader, shell.overlay, and running state checked |
Harness is still evolving. If a newer release changes the client contract,
please open an issue with the Harness version and browser console output.
Install
dsh plugin --profile web add dsh-vibe@latest --config.minimum-release-age-exclude=dsh-vibe
This downloads dsh-vibe from npm into the Web profile and activates its
bundle automatically. Restart dsh web, then hard-refresh the page (Ctrl+F5).
No manual YAML editing is needed.
Update
dsh plugin --profile web update dsh-vibe
Restart dsh web after updating, then hard-refresh the page.
Migrating from the manual installation
If you installed an older version by adding a dsh-vibe row to
$DSH_HOME/profiles/web/cordis.patch.yml, remove that row before running
the install command above. The bundle now supplies the row; leaving both copies
would insert the same plugin twice.
After removing the old row, run the install command and restart dsh web.
Install the latest source from GitHub (no npm registry)
dsh plugin --profile web add github:unthropic/dsh-vibe
Restart dsh web after installation. This still requires pnpm; it only
changes where the package is downloaded from.
Configuration
Select the Vibe button in the bottom-left sidebar footer for quick changes.
The same controls—and the quick-button switch—are available under Settings →
Plugins → Plugin configuration → dsh-vibe.
The Theme dropdown selects a complete visual system:
- Aurora — drifting aurora veils, a star field, and a sci-fi ring/grid HUD.
- Ocean — moving caustic light, bubbles and particles, and a sonar-sweep
HUD.
- Ember — heat glow and shimmer, rising sparks and ash, and an angular
energy-frame HUD.
- Synthwave — a striped neon sunset, scanlines, a perspective horizon grid,
and a retro neon HUD.
- Manbo — a cheeky meme rave with floating 曼波 glyphs and three original
bundled chibi reaction faces. Its thinking HUD cycles the faces beneath a
scrolling chant and a quick MANBO!! burst, with an optional AI-generated
meme loop made for this project. The images and audio are bundled with the
plugin, so the theme works offline without external media requests.
Changing Theme selects only the visual system; it does not change the color
setting. Color settings are independent controls:
- Follow Harness colors — uses Harness theme colors so the effects adapt to
the current light or dark appearance.
- Base color — chooses the effect accent. Editing it automatically turns
Follow Harness colors off.
- Show thinking effects — enabled by default; hides or restores the
theme-specific animated HUD during model work while keeping the ambient
background visible.
- Play sound (available when a theme provides audio; currently Manbo) —
plays the bundled theme loop while the model works. Use the volume slider
below it to set the level. Browsers may require one page interaction before
allowing sound.
- Show floating Vibe button — hides or restores the quick-access button;
this switch remains available in Plugin configuration.
- Reset — restores all defaults: Aurora, Follow Harness colors, 25%
sound volume, and the thinking effects, theme sound, and floating Vibe button
enabled.
Changes appear immediately and are saved through the Harness host. Your theme,
color choices, thinking-effects preference, sound settings, and quick-button
preference are restored when you return. Manbo's bundled frames adapt to
smaller screens, and continuous movement—including frame cycling—stops when
your operating system requests reduced motion.
Development
npm install
npm run check
Run npm run demos:render to capture all five theme GIFs from a real, running
DeepSeek Harness UI. It uses http://127.0.0.1:3081/ by default; set
DSH_DEMO_URL to use another address. The selected model provider needs enough
quota for a real response. Set DSH_DEMO_PROMPT to replace the capture prompt.
Uninstall
dsh plugin --profile web remove dsh-vibe
Restart dsh web after removal.
License
MIT © 2026 Unthropic
