Entertainment DSH plugins

Not every plugin has to be productive. This category collects companions that react to real agent status, parody plugins, games, skins with a personality, and experiments that exist because someone wanted to build them.

They are also a useful smoke test: a fun plugin that reads live session state proves the plugin seams work. Install them for enjoyment, but read the code if a pet wants network access it has no reason to need.

How to choose in this category

Treat fun plugins like any other install for the security review, and like a hobby for the product review. Check whether they only render UI, or whether they register tools the model can call. Prefer packages that stay inside the web profile and do not open outbound sockets “for telemetry.”

Character and skin packs should declare their dshTarget like interface plugins: they paint on surfaces that move between preview releases. Parody plugins that inject fake ads or popups are a reminder that UI extensions can change trust cues on screen — install them only where that is a joke you want.

What is mature versus thin here

Mature fun plugins bind to real status (session idle, task done) without inventing fake progress. Thin ones are static images with a marketing line. Neither needs to be deep editorial content; both need a clean permission story.

Common mistakes

Granting a desktop pet the same network reach as a search tool. Installing a skin that patches deep into the GUI without a version pin. Dismissing the category as “safe” so the usual source review never happens.

Why the category still matters for trust

A companion that reacts to real session idle or task completion is a living proof that plugin seams and status APIs work. That is useful evidence for developers choosing where to extend the runtime — and a reminder that “harmless UI” can still observe everything the harness can see.

If a pet, game or skin starts a tool the model can call, it has left the pure-UI lane. Re-review it with the agent-category checklist: budget, approval gate, and what artifact it produces before claiming success.