XanthanL/dsh-plugin-uisfx

A dsh plugin that brings uisfx semantic UI sound effects to DeepSeek Harness. Task start / success / failure and button clicks can each be assigned a sound cue from the settings page, with instant preview.

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What it solves

dsh has almost no audio feedback by default. Did the task finish? Did it fail? Did the button register? You can only tell by watching the screen.

dsh-plugin-uisfx adds a semantic sound system:

• Task sounds — start, success, failure, pending attention
• Button sounds — different sounds for different button kinds
• Global sound packs — 12 uisfx packs, switch the whole personality in one click
• Per-scenario cues — every scenario maps to an independent cue, with preview buttons
• Persistent settings — stored in settings.yaml, survives restarts

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Preview

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Quick start

Published on npm: dsh-plugin-uisfx

dsh plugin --profile web add dsh-plugin-uisfx
# restart dsh web

Pin a version:

dsh plugin --profile web add dsh-plugin-uisfx@0.1.0

Then open Settings → Sound Effects.

Requires dsh 0.1.0-rc.6. Verified alongside dsh-better-sidebar and @dsh-external/dsh-navbar.

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Features

Feature	Description
🎚 Global sound pack	12 uisfx packs (zen / studio / scifi / soft ...)
🎯 Scenario mapping	11 scenarios, each mapped to a cue with sensible defaults
▶ Instant preview	Preview buttons next to every scenario in settings
🔔 Task feedback	Start / success / failure / pending for the current session
🖱 Button feedback	Auto-detects send / delete / toggle / link / primary / normal
💾 Persistence	Host settings.yaml namespace dsh-plugin-uisfx
🔌 Service API	ctx.uisfx for third-party plugins

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Default scenario mapping

Scenario	Cue	When
task.start	start	agent starts running
task.success	success	task finishes successfully
task.failure	error	task fails
task.pending	notification	pending interaction appears
click.normal	press	normal button
click.primary	select	primary / accent button
click.toggle	toggle-on	toggle / checkbox
click.send	send	send / submit
click.close	close	close / cancel
click.danger	delete	delete / destructive action
click.link	open	link

Default sound pack: zen — paper, wood and quiet chimes for long working sessions.

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Sound packs

Pack	Character	Good fit
minimal	Dry, precise	Productivity
soft	Rounded, warm	Mobile, friendly SaaS
glass	Bright, crystalline	Media, finance
arcade	Chunky pixels	Games
mechanical	Switches, relays	Devtools
organic	Wood, water	Education, kids
dreamy	Airy, slow	Creative tools
scifi	Holographic	AI tools
rubber	Elastic, playful	Casual apps
cinematic	Deep impacts	Media, games
studio	Tactile, restrained	AI creative tools
zen	Paper, wood, chime	Focus, reading (default)

Preview every pack: https://uisfx.com

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Settings

Setting	Default	Description
enabled	true	Master switch
volume	0.55	Volume 0-1
pack	zen	Global sound pack
taskSounds	true	Task sounds
clickSounds	true	Button sounds
attentionSounds	true	Pending attention sounds
mapping.*	table above	Per-scenario cue

All settings are written to Host settings.yaml:

dsh-plugin-uisfx:
  enabled: true
  volume: 0.55
  pack: zen

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Service API

Other dsh plugins can trigger sounds:

// play by scenario
ctx.uisfx.play('task.success')
ctx.uisfx.play('click.send')
ctx.uisfx.play('task.start')

// play a raw cue
ctx.uisfx.playCue('achievement')
ctx.uisfx.playCue('reward')

// preview from settings
ctx.uisfx.preview('success')

// read / update settings
ctx.uisfx.getPrefs()
ctx.uisfx.setPack('studio')
ctx.uisfx.setVolume(0.5)

There are 78 cues from uisfx: hover / press / select / toggle-on / send / success / error / complete / achievement / ...

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Architecture

• No audio files — embeds the uisfx 0.4.0 Web Audio synthesis runtime
• Lazy player — created on the first user gesture, respecting autoplay policies
• Task watcher — subscribes to ctx.sessions.binding(current).session (running / pending / lastAgentError)
• Click classifier — global pointerdown classifier maps semantics to scenarios
• Persistence — dedicated /uisfx/api/settings API backed by Host settings

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FAQ

No sound?

1. Settings → Sound Effects → enable sounds
2. The browser may block autoplay: click anywhere on the page once
3. Check the system volume and the dsh volume slider

No success / failure sound after a task?

• Only the current session plays task sounds
• Make sure taskSounds is enabled
• Failure detection uses lastAgentError or turn-error nodes

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Development

git clone https://github.com/<your-name>/dsh-plugin-uisfx.git
cd dsh-plugin-uisfx
pnpm install
pnpm build      # generates lib/client.js / lib/index.js
pnpm check      # syntax checks

Use a separate dev profile so restarts never interrupt your daily web:

dsh plugin --profile dev add ./dsh-plugin-uisfx
dsh --profile dev web --port 3090

Browser debug helpers:

window.__dshUISFX()          // uisfx player
window.__dshUISFXDebug()     // current prefs

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Roadmap

• Task sounds + button sounds + settings UI + persistence
• All 12 packs and 78 cues selectable
• Background-session completion notifications
• Hover / drag / split sounds
• Per-scenario sound pack
• Custom audio uploads

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License

• This plugin: MIT
• Embedded uisfx runtime: MIT, copyright Yuki Capital — see NOTICE and vendor/uisfx-0.4.0.js

Related projects

• uisfx — the open-source sound system this plugin uses
• DSH-better-sidebar — a powerful dsh sidebar plugin
• dsh-navbar — conversation message navigation dots

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