dsh-dsml-rescue

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Does this look familiar?

You asked for something. The model reasoned for a while. Then the turn simply ended — no answer, no tool call, nothing. What it produced ended with lines like these:

</｜｜DSML｜｜ parameter>
</｜｜DSML｜｜ invoke>
</｜｜DSML｜｜ calls>

DSML (DeepSeek Markup Language) is how DeepSeek formats a tool call. Some provider routes hand that markup back as ordinary message content instead of an actual call — in the reasoning, or in the visible reply. Either way the call never happens, the turn closes with no output, and everything waits for someone to type "continue".

This plugin types it.

What it does

• Continues a stalled turn: DSML markup where the message ends, and no tool call. Both halves are needed — an empty turn without the markup is a different failure.
• Sends one short, neutral line: take the next step — never an offer to declare the work finished.
• Backs off while you are typing.
• Gives up after a few attempts instead of burning requests.
• Covers subagents too, so a delegated task is not falsely reported as completed while it is stuck.

Install

dsh plugin --profile web add dsh-dsml-rescue

Then restart dsh --profile web. There is nothing you need to configure — the defaults are the intended behaviour.

Working from source: clone, pnpm install && pnpm run build, then dsh plugin --profile web add "$PWD".

What it will not do

• It does not fix the cause. The markup leaks below the model, out of reach of any prompt. What it buys you is the wait, shortened.
• It does not rescue other empty turns. No DSML markup, no rescue: a cancellation, a failed request, or a reply cut off at the output limit is left alone on purpose.
• It does not touch your conversation. Nothing is rewritten or replayed; it adds one message and lets the host carry on.

Going deeper

• Which three settings exist and what each one changes → docs/ARCHITECTURE.md
• How a stalled turn is recognised, and the rules that must not be broken → docs/ARCHITECTURE.md
• What the tests prove, and how to reproduce the whole thing locally → docs/VERIFICATION.md

License

MIT