DeskWhale

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DeskWhale (鲸灵) is a community fork of DeepSeek Harness (MIT License) that adds a desktop pet, a frosted-glass frameless window, and a startup splash to the original agent harness.

Unofficial fork: compatible with DeepSeek Harness, but not synchronized with or endorsed by the upstream project.

Added features

• Desktop pet: a transparent, always-on-top whale that mirrors the dsh task status in real time
• Status bubble: distinct bubbles and poses for idle, working, tool calls, approvals, and questions
• Review reminder: the pet enters a waiting pose and shows an action button when your approval or answer is needed
• Frosted glass window: frameless main window with Windows 11 Acrylic material
• Startup splash: immediate feedback during cold start so the app never looks frozen
• Pet toggle: switch the pet on or off from the title bar, synced with the tray menu
• Pet style: choose the classic maid outfit or a mature black-and-white maid outfit from the pet or tray menu
• Draggable pet with a right-click menu; double-click opens the main window

Run

From source

git clone https://github.com/Rewmington/deskwhale-harness.git
cd deepseek-harness-gui
pnpm install
pnpm run build
pnpm dsh web

Desktop app (Windows)

cd apps/desktop
pnpm run build
pnpm run pack:dir

The packaged app is at apps/desktop/release/win-unpacked/DeepSeek Harness.exe.

Configure your API key

The repository contains no keys. Before first use, supply your own:

• Set DEEPSEEK_API_KEY in your shell, or copy .env.example to a local .env
• Alternatively open the web UI Models page; keys saved there are written to ~/.dsh/.credentials.yaml
• DEEPSEEK_BASE_URL is optional and defaults to the public DeepSeek API

.env and .credentials.yaml are ignored by Git by default, so keys stay local.

Feedback

Found a bug or have an idea? Open an issue.

License

This repository is a modified version of DeepSeek Harness under the MIT License. It keeps the upstream LICENSE and copyright notice. New code is also released under the MIT License.