DSH Doctor for Windows

dsh-doctor-windows is an unofficial, Windows-first startup diagnostic for DeepSeek Harness (DSH). It is read-only with respect to DSH and system configuration, and it sends no telemetry.

What it checks

The standalone dsh-doctor CLI inspects command resolution, supported Node.js versions, DSH_HOME reachability, selected profile manifests, Cordis patches, and direct package links without loading target plugins. Its Cordis plugin provides the same sanitized findings in a recovered DSH session.

The report is diagnostic evidence, not an exhaustive diagnosis. Representative accepted failure examples are:

Check ID	Meaning
command.dsh.missing	No usable DSH command.
runtime.node.unsupported	Unsupported Node.js version.
runtime.dsh.shim-target	Stale npm shim target.
windows.dsh-home.readable	Unreadable Harness home.
profile.manifest.parse	Invalid profile manifest.
windows.link.broken	Broken direct package link or junction.
profile.patch.empty	Empty or comments-only Cordis patch.

Install

Install from npm:

npm install -g dsh-doctor-windows

Or install a packed tarball:

npm install -g .\dsh-doctor-windows-0.1.0.tgz

Direct installation from a GitHub source checkout is unsupported. The package intentionally has no prepare script; use npm or a packed tarball.

CLI

dsh-doctor
dsh-doctor --profile web
dsh-doctor --profile web --format markdown --output .\dsh-doctor-report.md
dsh-doctor --profile web --format json --no-color

Supported options are --profile, --dsh-home, --format terminal|markdown|json, --output, --no-color, --verbose, --version, and --help. Without --output, the CLI writes only to the terminal.

Cordis plugin

After DSH can boot, add the installed package to a profile:

dsh plugin --profile web add dsh-doctor-windows

The bundle adds the dsh_doctor tool. It returns a sanitized report to the active session and cannot write report files.

Report and exit codes

Terminal and Markdown reports summarize findings and manual remediation. JSON reports include schemaVersion and stable checkId values for automation. Exit code 0 means no blocker, 1 means at least one blocker, and 2 means invalid arguments or doctor initialization failed.

Privacy

The doctor performs no network request, telemetry, or report upload, and does not execute a discovered DSH shim. It does not read .credentials.yaml or .env contents. Reports redact known homes, DSH_HOME, temporary paths, URL credentials, credential-like values, authorization forms, and high-entropy captured values. Redaction reduces, but cannot eliminate, disclosure risk; review a local report before sharing it.

Compatibility

Version 1 supports Windows 10 and Windows 11 with PowerShell 5.1 or PowerShell 7, Node.js ^22.19.0 || >=24.0.0, and a DSH command on PATH. The Cordis bundle smoke is verified against @deepseek-ai/dsh@0.1.0-rc.8.

Limitations

Alias and shim selection can differ between shells. Symbolic links and junctions can depend on Windows permissions and filesystem behavior. Profile and bundle formats are pre-release DSH inputs that may change. Version 1 does not support macOS or Linux, automatic repair, plugin-installation automation, telemetry or upload, or a GUI.

Development

corepack enable
pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
pnpm run check
pnpm run build
pnpm pack

The packed artifact is the supported test and release input; do not rely on a source checkout behaving like an installed package.

Release

Maintainers publish only after pnpm run check passes. npm publishing requires the maintainer's local two-factor authentication approval; never place a one-time code or access token in source control, logs, or chat.

npm publish --access public --registry=https://registry.npmjs.org --otp=123456
npm view dsh-doctor-windows version dist-tags --json --registry=https://registry.npmjs.org

Replace 123456 with the current local authenticator code. After publishing, install the registry package into a clean temporary project and confirm that dsh-doctor --version works before announcing the release.

Uninstall

Remove the Cordis bundle from each profile that uses it, then remove the npm package:

dsh plugin --profile web remove dsh-doctor-windows
npm uninstall -g dsh-doctor-windows