PART 00 · Getting Started

Start with the most basic question: why learn dsh in 2026, and how to read this book. Two short essays to establish the framework: what this book covers and how to read it.

CH 00Why Agent's Lego EraWhere dsh stands, why it's worth learning · ~10 minStart reading →CH 01How to Read: Three Reading PathsBeginner / Advanced / Developer reading paths · ~8 minStart reading →

Then, Pick Your Path

After finishing PART 00, enter any section below based on the path you picked in CH 01 — every chapter is independently clickable.

READING PATH / 01—06

Six paths, pick one by your goal. Click a card to jump to that PART's full table of contents.

PART 01

From 0 to 1

CH 02–07

Get dsh running: meet it, install it, first conversation, CLI, model config, troubleshooting.

Beginner→PART 02

Understand the Skeleton

CH 08–10

Everything is a plugin: plugin tree mental model, core subsystems & message flow, session log as source of truth.

Architecture→PART 03

Assemble Your Agent

CH 11–16

Equip your Agent: tool sandbox, MCP, subagents, Skills, scheduling, local deployment.

Assemble→PART 04

Install, Write, Publish Plugins

CH 17–23

Learn installation systematically, write your first hello-plugin, then tools / hooks / UI, finally publish for one-click install.

Plugins→PART 05

Hands-on Scenarios

CH 24–26

Combine capabilities into deliverable results: personal site, PPT, video.

Build things→PART 06

Production & Ecosystem

CH 27–29

From usable to ecosystem-ready: deployment options, security & compliance, observability & context management.

Advanced→