# DSH Claude Style review

> DSH Claude Style is a theme plugin that recreates the Claude Code Desktop look and interaction style in the DeepSeek Harness web GUI.

Devtoolwatch Board, the week of Oct 25–31, 2026. Canonical page: https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/nwflower-dsh-claude-style/

## TL;DR

DSH Claude Style is an unofficial theme plugin for the DeepSeek Harness (dsh) web GUI. It is for DSH users who want a Claude Code Desktop style interface. The plugin ships two themes, Claude and DeepSeek, with light and dark modes that follow the system. It also adds usage panels, a reasoning effort slider and a custom pricing table.

## DSH Claude Style at a glance

- **Category:** [Coding agents](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/categories/coding-agents/)
- **Maintained by:** 千川白浪 (individual, [@Nwflower](https://github.com/Nwflower) on GitHub)
- **Language:** TypeScript, JavaScript, CSS
- **Repository:** [github.com/Nwflower/dsh-claude-style](https://github.com/Nwflower/dsh-claude-style)
- **Website:** [www.npmjs.com/package/dsh-claude-style](https://www.npmjs.com/package/dsh-claude-style)
- **npm package:** [dsh-claude-style](https://www.npmjs.com/package/dsh-claude-style) 0.19.6
- **Latest release:** [v0.19.6](https://github.com/Nwflower/dsh-claude-style/releases/tag/v0.19.6) on GitHub, Oct 30, 2026
- **First published:** Sep 19, 2026

## What DSH Claude Style does

- DSH Claude Style restyles the DeepSeek Harness web GUI to match Claude Code Desktop's visuals and interactions.
- DSH Claude Style offers Claude and DeepSeek themes, switched in plugin settings, with light and dark modes following the system.
- DSH Claude Style's DeepSeek theme shows Deepy, a small whale above the input box with eight states such as thinking, calling tools and done.
- DSH Claude Style adds a usage panel with a heatmap and exposes session usage to dashboard widgets through `dsh-claude-style:usage`.
- DSH Claude Style lets you edit a custom pricing table per model for cache read, input and output costs per million tokens.
- DSH Claude Style includes a reasoning effort slider that can be turned off so third-party reasoning plugins can show their own slider.
- DSH Claude Style provides a compact footer showing cost, total tokens and cache hit percentage.

## How to install DSH Claude Style

**From npm (recommended)**

```
dsh plugin --profile web add dsh-claude-style
```

**From the GitHub release branch**

```
dsh plugin --profile web add Nwflower/dsh-claude-style#dist
```

### Requirements

- DeepSeek Harness (dsh) with its web GUI profile.
- Fonts installed on the system or copied into $DSH_HOME/dsh-claude-style/fonts/.

### First steps

1. Install DSH Claude Style with the dsh plugin command or from the official plugin page using the package name.
2. Restart DeepSeek Harness after installing, and make sure no other theme is enabled.
3. Install the bundled fonts system-wide, or copy the .ttf files to $DSH_HOME/dsh-claude-style/fonts/.
4. Open the plugin settings to switch between the Claude and DeepSeek themes.

## Who DSH Claude Style is for

- DeepSeek Harness users who prefer the Claude Code Desktop interface style.
- DSH users who want in-app token usage and cost tracking with custom model pricing.

### Limitations

- DSH Claude Style only works as a plugin for DeepSeek Harness, not as a standalone tool.
- DSH Claude Style is an unofficial fan project with no affiliation to Anthropic.
- DSH Claude Style allows only one active theme at a time and requires a restart of DeepSeek Harness after installing.
- The Sodium rendering engine and the Clawd frame images are not covered by the MIT license.

## Usage data (the week of Oct 25–31, 2026)

- Board rank: #54 overall, #30 in Coding agents, momentum score 75
- Downloads that week: 16.2k (+148% vs 4-week average)
- New GitHub stars per week (last 12 weeks): Aug 9: n/a; Aug 16: n/a; Aug 23: n/a; Aug 30: n/a; Sep 6: n/a; Sep 13: 7; Sep 20: 12; Sep 27: 64; Oct 4: 44; Oct 11: 61; Oct 18: 126; Oct 25: 109

## DSH Claude Style alternatives

| Rank | Tool | Stars | Downloads/wk |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | [Cindy](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/makecindy-cindy/) | 8.8k | – |
| #2 | [OpenMausBot](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/milind-soni-openmausbot/) | 9.6k | – |
| #3 | [Orca](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/stablyai-orca/) | 111.7k | – |
| #4 | [OpenBot](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/copilotkit-openbot/) | 9.1k | – |
| #5 | [Agent Reach](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/panniantong-agent-reach/) | 107.2k | – |
| #6 | [Skill Recorder](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/microsoft-skill-recorder/) | 5.6k | – |

## DSH Claude Style FAQ

### Is DSH Claude Style free and open source?

DSH Claude Style's code is on GitHub (Nwflower/dsh-claude-style), but the repository doesn't declare a standard open-source license. Check its license file before using it commercially.

### How do I install DSH Claude Style?

Run `dsh plugin --profile web add dsh-claude-style`. The install section above has the other options from the project's README.

### Is DSH Claude Style still maintained?

Yes. The Nwflower/dsh-claude-style repository was last updated on Nov 1, 2026, and the latest release, v0.19.6 on GitHub, came out on Oct 30, 2026.

### How popular is DSH Claude Style?

DSH Claude Style has 431 GitHub stars as of Nov 1, 2026. It gained 109 new stars in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, against a 12-week average of 60 a week. Its main package had about 16.2k downloads that week, +148% against its own 4-week average. That made it #30 among AI coding agents on the Devtoolwatch Board.

### What are the best alternatives to DSH Claude Style?

Other AI coding agents on the Devtoolwatch Board in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, by momentum: Cindy (#1), OpenMausBot (#2), Orca (#3), OpenBot (#4), Agent Reach (#5). The alternatives table above has their numbers.

### Is DSH Claude Style an official Anthropic product?

No. DSH Claude Style is an unofficial fan project and is not affiliated with Anthropic. Clawd is an Anthropic character, and its frame images are not covered by the MIT license.

### Which themes does DSH Claude Style include?

DSH Claude Style includes two themes, Claude and DeepSeek. You switch between them in the plugin settings. Light and dark modes follow the system setting.

### How do I set up the fonts for DSH Claude Style?

DSH Claude Style gives you two options for fonts. You can install them on your system, or copy the .ttf files to $DSH_HOME/dsh-claude-style/fonts/. Anthropic has not publicly released these fonts, and the repository provides copies for download and research.

### Can DSH Claude Style track token costs?

Yes. DSH Claude Style shows cost, tokens and cache hit rate in a compact footer. It also includes a usage panel, and you can define a custom per-model pricing table that overrides the official prices.

## Sources

1. [Nwflower/dsh-claude-style on GitHub](https://github.com/Nwflower/dsh-claude-style)
2. [DSH Claude Style README](https://github.com/Nwflower/dsh-claude-style/blob/master/README.md)
3. [dsh-claude-style on npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/dsh-claude-style)
4. [Release v0.19.6 (Oct 30, 2026)](https://github.com/Nwflower/dsh-claude-style/releases/tag/v0.19.6)
5. [Release v0.19.5 (Oct 27, 2026)](https://github.com/Nwflower/dsh-claude-style/releases/tag/v0.19.5)
6. [Release v0.19.4 (Oct 26, 2026)](https://github.com/Nwflower/dsh-claude-style/releases/tag/v0.19.4)
7. [Hacker News: Claude Code 2.0](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45416228)
8. [Hacker News: Show HN: Ez FFmpeg – Video editing in plain English](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46400251)
9. [Hacker News: Svelte 5 Released](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41889674)
10. [Devtoolwatch Board, the week of Oct 25–31, 2026](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/)