Overview
5 featuresDSH Sidebar is a Coding AI & assistants project. It provides project-aware coding chat inside VS Code without switching between the editor and a separate assistant. DSH Sidebar is a consumer product aimed at software developers using Visual Studio Code. DSH Sidebar is free to use. It runs on the web, Windows, macOS, and Linux.
It is developed by Xiaodong Lin, and it first shipped in 2026. Key capabilities include project-aware chat, VS Code sidebar, and coding agent.
- ✓Project-aware chat
- ✓VS Code sidebar
- ✓Coding agent
- ✓Workspace context
- ✓DeepSeek Harness runtime
Tagsvscode-extensioncoding-agentproject-aware-chatdeepseek-harness
AI capabilitiesCodeText
Inference: Local
Built with & integrations
Runs onBrowserWindowsmacOSLinux
Trust & compliance
Verified signals✓HTTPS✓Free tier✓Store-verified publisher
Indexing history
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Frequently asked questions about DSH Sidebar
- What is DSH Sidebar?
- DSH Sidebar provides project-aware coding chat inside VS Code without switching between the editor and a separate assistant. It is catalogued under Coding AI & assistants on PulseGate.
- Who should use DSH Sidebar?
- DSH Sidebar is a consumer product built for software developers using Visual Studio Code.
- Is DSH Sidebar free?
- Yes — DSH Sidebar is free to use.
- What platforms does DSH Sidebar run on?
- DSH Sidebar runs on the web, Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- Is DSH Sidebar still maintained?
- Unverified. DSH Sidebar has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
- Who develops DSH Sidebar?
- DSH Sidebar is developed by Xiaodong Lin.
- When did DSH Sidebar launch?
- DSH Sidebar first shipped in 2026.