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better-model-provider
Improves custom-provider model setup in DeepSeek Harness by letting each model declare its native capabilities: vision input, reasoning-effort levels, and token capacities such as context window and max output. Configuration lives in a Settings section with zero runtime changes to the harness.
Plugin facts
GitHub starsβ 6
LicenseMIT
Primary languageTypeScript
Last push2026-08-17T12:09:55Z
Maintainersanshanya
Added to this directory2026-08-15
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About this plugin
Per-model capability declaration for DeepSeek Harness: reasoning-effort levels (wire spellings) + request modalities (vision) for OpenAI-compatible providers. Settings section, zero runtime harness deps, no YAML.
Install this DSH plugin
Copy the command below and run it in your DeepSeek Harness terminal.
dsh plugin add github:sanshanya/better-model-provider β οΈ Plugins run with the permissions of your dsh process and may execute code at install time. Review the source repository and its license before installing. Pin the commit hash for reproducible installs. Plugin safety β
More about this plugin
The official Models page manages providers and model rows, but two per-model capability fields stayed YAML-only: reasoningEfforts (which reasoning levels the model accepts, plus each level's wire spelling) and input (which request modalities the model admits).
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About this plugin: better-model-provider
What is better-model-provider?
better-model-provider is a models & providers plugin maintained by sanshanya. Improves custom-provider model setup in DeepSeek Harness by letting each model declare its native capabilities: vision input, reasoning-effort levels, and token capacities such as context window and max output. Configuration lives in a Settings section with zero runtime changes to the harness.
How do I install better-model-provider?
Run dsh plugin add github:sanshanya/better-model-provider in your DeepSeek Harness terminal. The dsh CLI resolves the plugin from GitHub and installs it into your active profile. For reproducible installs, pin a commit hash: dsh plugin add github:sanshanya/better-model-provider#commit.
Is better-model-provider free?
better-model-provider is a community open-source project released under the MIT license. You can inspect its source and install it for free.
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