EthanYoQ/AI-Novel-Writer#dsh-ai-novel-writer
Installs a dedicated AI novel-writing preset and workbench: revisioned local project assets, a compact side drawer, and native approval-gated single-file changes.
AI Novel Writer's DSH plugin brings a local-first long-form novel writing workflow into DeepSeek Harness: project setup, story architecture, character profiles, book outline, per-chapter blueprints, and per-chapter text, organized as a traceable creation pipeline. Model-generated drafts arrive as reviewable Proposals in an inbox, are filled into a local edit form in the right-side workbench, and only change authoritative project state when you explicitly review and apply them. It is a deliberately minimal early MVP: the README is explicit that it delivers under 10% of the desktop app's capability and is not a replacement for the full AI Novel Writer desktop application, which remains available for Windows/macOS with project trees, batch workflows, a mature editor, and auto-review.
Install
dsh plugin --profile web add @ethanyoq/dsh-ai-novel-writernpm package @ethanyoq/dsh-ai-novel-writer 0.1.0 (registry-verified 2026-08-24). This is the DeepSeek Harness plugin inside the AI Novel Writer monorepo (plugins/dsh-ai-novel-writer, MIT); the repo root is the GPL-3.0 desktop app. The README explicitly warns NOT to run dsh plugin add github:EthanYoQ/AI-Novel-Writer — the root package is a desktop application, not an activatable DSH bundle. Install: dsh plugin --profile web add @ethanyoq/dsh-ai-novel-writer, then dsh --profile web. After startup open the Novel Workbench (小说工作台), install the AI Novel Writer V2 (AI 小说作家 V2) preset, then create a new session and select that preset. Source install alternative: git clone, cd plugins/dsh-ai-novel-writer, pnpm install && pnpm run build, dsh plugin --profile web add .; or pnpm pack and dsh plugin --profile web add <path>.tgz.
Compatibility
DeepSeek Harness web profile (dsh --profile web). Early-MVP plugin: README states the V2 workbench is under 10% of the desktop app's capability — it does not read .vela projects and cannot replace the desktop's project tree, batch workflows, mature editor, or auto-review. Minimal human-reviewed creation chain only: project setup → story architecture → character profiles → book outline → per-chapter blueprint → per-chapter text. AI-generated reviewable suggestions land in a Proposal inbox, are filled into a local edit form for human editing, and only applied to authoritative project state when the user reviews and applies the Proposal. GPL-3.0 applies only to the repo-root desktop app; the plugin itself is MIT with its own lockfile and CI.
Details
- Repo: EthanYoQ/AI-Novel-Writer#dsh-ai-novel-writer
- Category: Workflow & Automation
- Stars: 439
- Version: npm package @ethanyoq/dsh-ai-novel-writer 0.1.0 (registry-verified 2026-08-24)
- Last push: 2026-08-23
- First seen: 2026-06-20
Recent updates
The current README (English edition README_en.md + Chinese primary) documents: the plugin's place inside the AI Novel Writer monorepo, the explicit warning against installing the repo root as a DSH bundle, npm + source + pack install paths, the V2 workbench's minimal creation chain, the Proposal-inbox human-review flow, and the relationship to the v0.8.5 desktop release (which adds a controllable creation model, per-item AI review editing, immutable snapshots, and macOS ARM64/x64 release contracts).
FAQ
- Why can't I install it with dsh plugin add github:EthanYoQ/AI-Novel-Writer?
- The repo root is the GPL-3.0 desktop application, not an activatable DSH bundle. The plugin is published separately as the npm package @ethanyoq/dsh-ai-novel-writer (MIT) — that is the correct install path.
- How do drafts become part of the project?
- AI-generated suggestions arrive in the Proposal inbox and are filled into a local edit form for review and modification. Only when you explicitly review and apply a Proposal does the authoritative project state change.
- Is the plugin a replacement for the desktop app?
- No — the README states the V2 workbench is an early MVP with under 10% of the desktop's capability. Use the desktop app for full project trees, batch workflows, a mature editor, or automatic review.
Alternatives
EthanYoQ/AI-Novel-Writer#dsh-ai-novel-writer · Cheng-cheng9669/dsh-cache-precision · sailoumili/novel-writer