dsh-lan-gateway

LAN / remote access gateway for the DeepSeek Harness Web UI — a complete, token-gated solution:

• 0.0.0.0 binding — reach the Web GUI from any device on your LAN (or via Tailscale, etc.)
• crypto.randomUUID polyfill — the browser only exposes this API in secure contexts (HTTPS / localhost); plain-HTTP LAN access would otherwise crash the client-side RPC layer. The polyfill is mounted in the browser bundle (and as a host-side tap as fallback).
• Token gate — non-loopback requests must present an access token: a 401 login page for browsers, WebSocket handshakes are destroyed without a valid token, loopback (localhost / 127.*) is exempt.
• Privileged-fence exemption — one-line patch so the host's privileged-method fence keeps working over LAN access.
• Settings persistence — forces the settings scope to host mode so General settings (language, appearance, …) are read/written even when reached via a LAN IP.
• Idempotent installer + upgrade recovery — install.sh (apply / --check / --restart / --uninstall) and reapply-lan-patches.sh to restore the node_modules patches after every dsh upgrade.

⚠️ Trusted networks only. Binding to 0.0.0.0 lets any device that can reach the port drive the agent (execute commands). The token gate keeps unauthorized devices out, but tokens travel in plain HTTP — add an HTTPS reverse proxy if you need protection from sniffing. Do not expose this to the public internet.

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Install (tarball, 3 steps)

On the target machine (must have run @deepseek-ai/dsh web at least once):

scp dsh-lan-gateway-install.tar.gz user@target:~/
cd ~ && tar xzf dsh-lan-gateway-install.tar.gz
cd dsh-lan-gateway-install && bash install.sh --restart

During install a random access token is generated once and shown once (saved to ~/.dsh/lan-access-token, chmod 600). After restart, visiting http://:3080 from another device shows the token login page; localhost stays token-free.

Install (npm)

dsh plugin --profile web add dsh-lan-gateway
# then apply the privileged-fence / settings / webserver patches via the bundled installer:
bash ~/.dsh/plugins/dsh-lan-gateway/install.sh --restart

Access token

• Token file: ~/.dsh/lan-access-token (single line, chmod 600). Changes take effect immediately — the file is read on every request, no restart needed.
• Loopback (localhost / 127.*) is always exempt.
• LAN access, any of:
  • Browser: first visit shows the login page — paste the token (sets a 30-day HttpOnly cookie)
  • curl -H "X-DSH-Token: " http://:3080/
  • http://:3080/?token= (auto-sets the cookie)
  • WebSocket connections inherit the cookie automatically
• Login form posts to POST /__lan_auth (valid token → 302 + Set-Cookie).
• Delete the token file to disable the gate (fail-safe); regenerate by deleting the file and re-running bash install.sh.

Commands

Command	Effect
bash install.sh	Apply/complete all six layers (idempotent)
bash install.sh --check	Status check only, changes nothing
bash install.sh --restart	Install, restart dsh web, curl-verify
bash install.sh --uninstall	Remove wiring + revert patches

What it installs

#	Layer	Location
1	Web server binds 0.0.0.0	~/.dsh/cordis.patch.yml
2	Plugin source + profile install	~/.dsh/plugins/dsh-lan-gateway/, ~/.dsh/profiles/node_modules/dsh-lan-gateway/
3	Profile bundle wiring	~/.dsh/profiles/web/cordis.patch.yml insert line
4	Access token (loopback exempt)	~/.dsh/lan-access-token (random, 600)
5	Privileged-fence exemption	one-line patch in node_modules/@deepseek-ai/dsh-client-connection/lib/index.js
6	Settings-persistence exemption	one-line patch in node_modules/@deepseek-ai/dsh-client-ui-settings/lib/client.js (settingsScope forced to host)
7	Token gate (401 login page + WS interception)	entry patch in node_modules/@deepseek-ai/dsh-host-webserver/lib/index.js (via token-gate.js + patch-webserver.mjs, --revert to roll back)

reapply-lan-patches.sh is copied to ~/.dsh/ — after a dsh upgrade or reinstall (layers 5–7 get overwritten), run:

bash ~/.dsh/reapply-lan-patches.sh --restart

Verify

curl http://127.0.0.1:3080/                          # 200 (loopback exempt)
curl http://:3080/                               # 401 login page without token
curl -H "X-DSH-Token: " http://:3080/     # 200

In the browser console: crypto.randomUUID() returns a valid v4 UUID.

Troubleshooting

• "web profile not initialized": run dsh web once, then re-run bash install.sh.
• Privileged-fence sed failure ("code structure changed"): dsh version too new — adapt the interception logic near PRIVILEGED_METHODS in dsh-client-connection/lib/index.js.
• Token-gate patch failure ("anchor not found"): dsh-host-webserver internals changed — adapt the anchors in patch-webserver.mjs.
• Forgot the token: cat ~/.dsh/lan-access-token, or delete the file and re-run bash install.sh.
• Disable the token gate: rm ~/.dsh/lan-access-token; remove the patch fully with node ~/.dsh/plugins/dsh-lan-gateway/patch-webserver.mjs --revert.
• LAN still 403 after install: check ~/.dsh/cordis.patch.yml webserver entry took effect (ss -ltnp | grep 3080 should show 0.0.0.0:3080, not 127.0.0.1:3080).

Compatibility

Patches target the current @deepseek-ai/dsh rc line (anchor-based, verified against dsh 0.1.0-rc.x). Upgrades that change dsh-client-connection / dsh-client-ui-settings / dsh-host-webserver internals may require anchor updates — the installer detects and reports this instead of silently corrupting files.

Security model

• No built-in keys. The token is generated at install time and stored in your home directory (600).
• Loopback exemption keeps your local session frictionless.
• Constant-time token comparison (SHA-256 + timingSafeEqual), HttpOnly + SameSite=Strict cookie, 30-day expiry.
• The token gate is authorization, not encryption — plain-HTTP LAN traffic can be sniffed. Use an HTTPS reverse proxy (Caddy/nginx) in front for untrusted networks.

License

MIT. Chinese documentation: README.zh.md

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Part of dsh-plugins — a small monorepo of DSH plugins: dsh-lan-gateway, dsh-vision-tool, dsh-mobile-ui.