Recurring loops: `/loop` command + loop tool + activity status bar.
Install
# from npm (prebuilt)
dsh plugin --profile web add @vlln/dsh-loop
# from GitHub (first run asks for allowBuilds approval — follow the hint, retry)
dsh plugin --profile web add github:vlln/dsh-loop
Any plugin you install runs third-party code with your own permissions — it can read your files, use your credentials, and reach the network, and tool approvals don’t sandbox it. GitHub-sourced plugins also run build scripts at install time — pnpm blocks those until you allow them, so an install can stop with ERR_PNPM_GIT_DEP_PREPARE_NOT_ALLOWED or ERR_PNPM_IGNORED_BUILDS; dsh prints the exact key to add under allowBuilds in your profile’s pnpm-workspace.yaml, and the install works on the next run. Allowing a build is a trust decision: only install sources you trust, and pin a commit (github:owner/repo#sha).
README
Delivers a prompt to the current agent at a fixed interval — ideal for polling, PR babysitting, and build-fix-test cycles. Aligned with Claude Code's /loop semantics, multiple loops can run concurrently in a single session. Delivered as an official bundle plugin (dsh.bundle + dshClient channel), 0 patch.
Preview
Features
Tool (registered via defineTool, the model can self-adjust on every turn):
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
loop |
start (start a new loop) / stop (stop a specific one or all) / status / list (list loops in the current session) |
Commands (user side):
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
/loop [interval] <prompt> |
Start a new loop (interval 5m/30s/1h/2d or a bare number = minutes; bare /loop uses the built-in maintenance prompt) |
/loop list |
List all loops in the current session (with ids) |
/loop stop <id> / /loop stop |
Stop a specific loop / stop all |
UI (dock slot above the input box on the chat page):
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Active status bar | Single loop: ● ⟳ looping · <prompt> · 5m · next in 23s; multiple loops collapse into a count bar "N loops running · expand", click to expand the list |
Settings
The plugin ships a settings card in Settings → Plugins (official ctx.settings namespace dsh-loop, rendered via the settings.plugin.item slot next to the official plugin cards). Each tool gets its own row with an official-looking Switch:
| Setting | Default | Effect |
|---|---|---|
Whether to inject the loop tool into the model |
on | When off, the loop tool is not registered for agents: the model can no longer see or call it (tools.schemas has no loop). The /loop command (user side) and the status bar are unaffected. |
The card fields are driven by the client LOOP_TOOL_FIELDS table, mirrored one-to-one by the Node-side tool definition table — adding a tool means adding one entry on each side, and the settings card grows a new switch row automatically.
Changes apply as soon as you save (applies: 'live') — the plugin watches the namespace and registers/unregisters the affected tools on the fly, so new sessions pick it up without a restart. Tool schemas are resolved live at every session/prompt assembly (there is no per-session snapshot): in-flight sessions also see the change from their next turn, and turning a tool off drops it from tools.schemas immediately, so a model that called it earlier can no longer reach it (they can only reconcile that through the turn record). The /loop command (user side) and the status bar are unaffected.
Installation
Recommended: one-line install from a git source (build artifacts are committed, so a git source does not trigger a build):
dsh plugin --profile web add "github:vlln/dsh-loop#main" # one-line git source (build artifacts committed)
# or npm source: dsh plugin --profile web add @vlln/dsh-loop@0.3.0
Or from a local directory (when you have the source): git clone, then cd dsh-loop && dsh plugin --profile web add ..
After installing, restart web for it to take effect (bundles are composed at startup); afterwards you can disable/enable it from the "Plugins" panel on the settings page (takes effect at runtime + persisted).
Usage
# User side
/loop 5m check PRs on the deploy branch # delivered every 5 minutes
/loop list # loop-1: every 5m — check PRs on the deploy branch
/loop stop loop-1 # stop a specific one
/loop stop # stop all
# Model side (loop tool)
loop action=start prompt="fix flaky test" interval="2m"
loop action=status
loop action=stop loop_id="loop-2"
Loops live in the current harness process and disappear when the process exits (not persisted across restarts, consistent with Claude Code /loop).
Development
pnpm install
pnpm run build # tsdown: Node half (lib/index.mjs) + client bundle (lib/client.js)
- Node half:
src/index.mjs(commands/tool/loops status route/plugins/dsh-loop/loops) - client:
src/client/index.tsx(dock slot status bar)
License
MIT License (example plugin of the DSH ecosystem).
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