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Quick start

deepseek-design

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Install & verify

dsh plugin --profile web add deepseek-idesign

Run the command above in your DSH Web Profile. Then enable the plugin in the plugin list.

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Key points

• Harness 原生界面：Design 与 PPT 作为独立视图出现在 DeepSeek Harness 对话中，不需要启动 iPolloWork 桌面端。
• AI 与手动编辑并存：既能让 AI 完整生成或重构，也能在画布中直接修改单个元素和全局主题。
• 选区级 Ask AI：选中元素后，插件把明确的文件、定位信息和当前样式整理为对话草稿；由用户确认后再发送，不会自动提交。
• 真实项目文件：作品保存在 Harness 工作区，而不是封闭的云端画布或不可编辑截图。
• 模板市场：Design 与 PPT 拥有各自的精选模板入口；网站和海报不会混入 PPT，幻灯片也不会混入 Design。

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FAQ

What is the relationship between this plugin and the deepseek-design repository?

It's the Design (iDesign) branch of the deepseek-design suite. packages/deepseek-idesign/ is an independently published npm package (package.json#name: deepseek-idesign). It only carries browser resources required for the Design view, won't pull the iPolloWork desktop client, and won't include PPT (deepseek-ippt) or Video (deepseek-ivideo)这两个 independent plugins (README.md:48-69 / packages/deepseek-idesign/README.md:62).

Will installing it also download the iPolloWork desktop client or PPT, Video?

No. The npm package comes with Studio browser resources (packages/deepseek-idesign/lib/client.js, packages/deepseek-idesign/studio/dist/), does not download the iPolloWork desktop app, nor load iPPT or iVideo; each plugin only injects its own Studio.

Where do the actual project files go, can I continue manual editing?

They fall under Harness workspace's design/<sessionId>/, with real index.html, design-tokens.css, manifest.json, brief.json and other files, not a cloud-based closed canvas; you can edit these files with any editor, and can also let AI continue modifications through conversation (packages/deepseek-idesign/lib/index.js:4000-4010).

What templates are included?

29 non-slide premium templates, covering 7 categories: site (5), app (3), article (5), poster (3), cards (4), report (4), other (5). Among them, ipollowork.wechat-article is a Chinese WeChat public account long-image template, with colors and header/footer brand assets locked (lib/templates/*/manifest.json).

What is the installation command?

dsh plugin --profile web add github:Devin-AXIS/deepseek-design/packages/deepseek-idesign, after installation run dsh web in the project directory to start the Harness Web interface, default http://127.0.0.1:3080, create a new conversation and select Design view (package.json:19-30 / lib/index.js:4174-4204).

Will Ask AI automatically send messages?

No. Ask AI only assembles "target element + file path + CSS positioning + current styles (text/alt/src truncated to 240 characters)" into a draft filled in the current conversation, it must be sent by the user clicking send, and the plugin also won't automatically execute any tool calls (lib/client.js:32-58).

Will saving overwrite my manual edits?

No. Text writing carries baseUpdatedAt conflict check—when a file has been externally modified since last read, it returns 409 to let the user refresh before saving; writing uses temporary file + rename atomic replacement to avoid half-written state. Template application also validates in an isolated directory before atomic replacement, restoring old project on failure (lib/index.js:4039-4047).

Can Design view and PPT view be used simultaneously?

Yes. The two views are registered independently (viewId: ipollowork-design-studio vs ipollowork-ppt-studio), with project directories design/<sessionId>/ and design/<sessionId>-ippt/ respectively, not overwriting each other; simply install both deepseek-idesign and deepseek-ippt.

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Compatibility

• DSH: >=0.0.1-rc.1 且 <0.2.0-0（package.json#peerDependencies:52-57；开发期锁定 0.1.0-rc.6）
• Node: >=22.19.0 或 >=24.0.0（README.md:74 声明；包内 package.json 无 engines 字段）

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Pitfalls

Review the upstream repo before installing. This guide is auto-derived from indexed fields and may lag the latest release. If anything contradicts the official docs, treat the upstream source as authoritative.

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