keep-reminder

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Inject a user-defined .keep-reminder file into the model context as a <system-reminder> user message.

Quick Start

1. Install the plugin (choose one):

# A. Official command (backs onto pnpm; install pnpm first)
npm i -g pnpm
dsh plugin --profile web add keep-reminder

# B. Install with npm directly into the profile directory
cd ~/.dsh/profiles/web    # Windows: C:\Users\<you>\.dsh\profiles\web
npm install keep-reminder --save

2. Mount it in the profile cordis.patch.yml. To load a plugin you must insert it, not target an id. A bare - id: keep-reminder list entry is a patch over an already-loaded entry — it warns entry "keep-reminder" not found and does nothing. Use the insert: form:

- insert:
    - id: keep-reminder
      name: 'keep-reminder'
      config:
        mode: turn              # session | turn | request
        file: '.keep-reminder'  # optional

3. Create a .keep-reminder file in the session workspace root (see .keep-reminder.example) with the content to remember.
4. Restart dsh web and start a new session.

What is the "session workspace root"?

It is the session's working directory (cwd); the plugin looks for .keep-reminder only there and does not search upward.

• Web GUI: the folder you pick when creating the session. If you pick D:\ui-workspace\my-project, put it at D:\ui-workspace\my-project\.keep-reminder.
• CLI / headless: the current directory where you run dsh (process.cwd()).

Configuration

Key	Default	Description
mode	turn	Injection frequency: session / turn / request
file	.keep-reminder	File path; relative to the session working directory, or absolute

Three modes

mode	When injected
session	Once per session (first step of the first turn)
turn	Once per turn (first step)
request	Every model request

Comparison

AGENTS.md, direct user prompts, and this plugin all convey information to the model, but with different purposes:

Dimension	AGENTS.md	User prompt	keep-reminder
Channel	<system-reminder> user message	ordinary user message	<system-reminder> user message
Scope	global (~/.dsh) + project directories	one message	one file in the workspace root
Frequency	once per session, updated on change	one-shot	session/turn/request
Priority	guidance (below system prompt and direct user instructions)	direct user instruction (highest)	guidance (same as AGENTS.md)
Maintenance	edit a file	write each time	edit a file
Live update	yes	—	yes (re-read per injection)
Use case	team / project conventions	temporary, one-off	personal "must-remember" reminders

File-state handling

How the plugin treats the .keep-reminder file in each state:

State	Behavior
File missing	Silently skipped — no injection, no error
File exists but empty/whitespace	Silently skipped — no injection
File has content	Injected as <system-reminder> per mode
Content modified	New content injected next turn/request (re-read live)
File deleted	Injection stops from the next turn, silently
File restored	Injection resumes

Replacing deepseek-harness-zh-cn

keep-reminder is a general capability; deepseek-harness-zh-cn is one concrete use of it — put the "Chinese-first" rules into a .keep-reminder file to achieve the same effect (see .keep-reminder.example). The difference:

• deepseek-harness-zh-cn: works out of the box, rules hard-coded;
• keep-reminder: fully customizable — change the file to change the rules (not only language).

Development

Build

npm install
npm run build      # compiles src → lib/index.js

Mount locally

During development you can mount the compiled output directly via a file:// URL, with no package install. Remember to use the insert: form:

- insert:
    - id: keep-reminder
      name: 'file:///D:/ui-workspace/keep-reminder/lib/index.js'
      config:
        mode: turn

Adjust the URL to your checkout path.

Restart

npx @deepseek-ai/dsh web

Verify

# Windows
npx @deepseek-ai/dsh web --dump-config | findstr /C:"keep-reminder"

# Linux / macOS
npx @deepseek-ai/dsh web --dump-config | grep keep-reminder

Seeing the keep-reminder row with no not found warning means the plugin is mounted.

License

Apache-2.0