Ivory for DSH
A calm, warm-neutral interface for DeepSeek Harness.
Light and dark. Desktop and mobile. English and Chinese. Zero telemetry.
Ivory gives the DSH web interface a quieter reading rhythm without changing how the harness works. Warm neutrals replace cold grays, editorial type improves long responses, and the conversation stays usable from a narrow phone window to a wide desktop. DeepSeek branding and every native DSH capability remain in place.
Quick start
dsh plugin --profile web add dsh-ivory
dsh webHard-refresh the page with Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + R, then open Settings → Ivory Theme. The main theme is enabled by default; the optional focus mode stays off until you choose it.
Pin a release or uninstall
Install the exact GitHub release without using npm.
dsh plugin --profile web add github:ZJUZhiyuCai/dsh-ivory#v0.2.7Remove Ivory and return to the native DSH interface.
dsh plugin --profile web remove dsh-ivoryMade for everyday DSH
| Area | What Ivory changes |
|---|---|
| Appearance | A complete warm-neutral palette for light and dark mode, with restrained shadows, corners, and editorial typography. |
| Responsive layout | Fluid conversation geometry tested at 375, 768, 1,440, and 1,920 pixels. |
| Reading and copying | Independent controls for prose, user bubbles, and code blocks, plus a small end-of-response marker. |
| Markdown documents | A bounded, DOM-built preview for .md output with source view always available and HTTP(S)-only links. |
| Accessibility | Keyboard focus, reduced-motion behavior, forced-colors fallbacks, and WCAG AA muted text contrast. |
| Compatibility | Structural styling degrades to stable theme tokens when the verified DSH selector contract changes. |
A closer look
Focused desktop conversation
390 px mobile layout
Quiet by design
Ivory is a browser-only visual plugin. Its host entry point is intentionally inert.
| Boundary | Ivory behavior |
|---|---|
| Bundled runtime dependencies | None. DSH client modules and React are peers. |
| Filesystem and process access | None. |
| Network requests and telemetry | None. |
| Persistent data | Two local preference flags in localStorage. |
| User content | Presented in the browser; copied only after an explicit click. |
| Third-party branding | No Anthropic fonts, logos, icons, or application code. |
The npm package contains eight allowlisted files and is checked on every CI run. Read the full security policy, architecture boundary, and third-party notices.
[!NOTE]
DeepSeek Harness is in developer preview and may make breaking UI changes.
Ivory 0.2.x is verified against DSH 0.1.2-alpha.1 and its current web client
modules. When Ivory cannot prove the current structural contract,
it keeps token-level theming and releases the host layout back to DSH.
Quality and release checks
npm ci
npm test # renderer unit tests, then 15 static, build, publint, and package checks
npm run qa:r2 # 73 browser regressions; DSH must run at 127.0.0.1:3080
npm run qa:adversarial # 29 stress checks: reconciliation safety, toggle/resize storms, degraded mode
npm run qa:activity # 24 checks for thinking/tool-call rows, icons, and terminal polish
npm run qa:micro # 28 Vision Toolkit/Ivory micro-component checks; set DVT_CLIENT_JS if the toolkit is not installed in the DSH web profileThe browser suite covers responsive layout, composer focus, dark mode, Markdown injection attempts, streaming state, lifecycle cleanup, block-copy payloads, plugin coexistence, long tables, reduced motion, and forced colors.
Releases use npm Trusted Publisher with GitHub OIDC. The repository stores no long-lived npm publish token, and future CI releases receive npm provenance automatically.
Development
npm ci
npm run build
dsh plugin --profile web add link:$PWD
dsh webEdit src/skin.css, src/client.template.js, or src/markdown.js, then run npm run build. The generated lib/client.js is committed so GitHub installs need no build permission.
src/skin.css theme and compatibility styles
src/client.template.js client lifecycle and optional enhancements
src/markdown.js capped DOM-built Markdown preview renderer
scripts/test-markdown.mjs renderer unit tests (node --test)
lib/client.js deterministic generated browser bundle
lib/index.js inert host entry point
cordis.patch.yml DSH bundle registration
scripts/ build and verification gatesSee CONTRIBUTING.md before opening a pull request.
Independent community project
Ivory is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Anthropic or DeepSeek. Claude is a trademark of Anthropic PBC. DeepSeek and DeepSeek Harness may be trademarks of their respective owners.
Released under the MIT License.
