Plugin Development
Domain: Development & Internals
Motivation
A dsh plugin is a package loaded by the Cordis Loader inside a profile composition; writing one means shipping a package.json with a dsh manifest block and a patch file that contributes plugin entries. Install and startup enforce engines.dsh peer ranges against the runtime version from dsh --version, so your plugin declares the host versions it supports.
Concrete Example
A minimal plugin manifest: { name: 'example-dsh-plugin', version: '1.0.0', engines: { node: '>=24', dsh: '0.1.5-alpha.1' }, dsh: { manifestVersion: 1, bundle: { patch: './cordis.patch.yml' } } } per the @deepseek-ai/dsh-package-manifest types.
Analogy
A plugin is a cartridge with a labeled compatibility range that the console checks before it boots.