Add Decky Proton Pulse to Plugin Store

[mdeguzis]

Add Decky Proton Pulse to Plugin Store

Decky Proton Pulse brings ProtonDB-style compatibility help into a Decky workflow on Steam Deck. It lets users browse ranked community reports, compare them against their own system, inspect report details, manage cache and logs, and apply launch options more quickly.

Screenshots:

• https://github.com/mdeguzis/decky-proton-pulse/wiki/UI-Screenshot-Gallery

Plugin Details

• Repo: https://github.com/mdeguzis/decky-proton-pulse
• Version: 0.2.0
• Submitted commit: 94ac66aa66196c0bb4bfd5cf3fbdd8d52cea5e7e
• Submitted tag: v0.2.0-rc1
• License: BSD-3-Clause

What It Does

• Browse ProtonDB-derived report data inside Decky
• Rank reports using the current system as part of the scoring context
• Inspect report details, hardware comparison, notes, and compatibility context
• Apply launch options from selected reports
• Review logs, compatibility tools, settings, and cache state from the same plugin

Task Checklist

Developer

• I am the original author or an authorized maintainer of this plugin.
• I have abided by the licenses of the libraries I am utilizing, including attaching license notices where appropriate.

Plugin

• I have verified that my plugin works properly on the Stable and Beta update channels of SteamOS.
• I have verified my plugin is unique or provides more/alternative functionality to a plugin already on the store.

Backend

• No: I am using a custom backend other than Python.
• No: I am using a tool or software from a 3rd party FOSS project that does not have it's dependencies statically linked.
• No: I am using a custom binary that has all of it's dependencies statically linked.

Community

• I have tested and left feedback on two other pull requests for new or updating plugins.
• I have commented links to my testing report in this PR.

Testing

• Tested on a real Steam Deck

• Verified main flows including:

  • report browsing and ranking
  • launch option apply flow
  • logs view and viewer modal
  • compatibility tools view
  • settings and cache management areas

• Tested by a third party on SteamOS Stable or Beta update channel.

Notes

• Plugin repository is public and reviewable
• Repository includes a LICENSE file
• No private repositories, black-box binaries, or deliberately obfuscated code are used

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[mdeguzis]

Updated the PR description to include the required task checklist and testing section.

[Alia5]

Seems to work at a glance for me.

Do note that I do not and never will run SteamOS on my Deck.

Not to be nit-picky, but rather as proof of review:
Found a minor UI issue, though.

[mdeguzis]

Seems to work at a glance for me.

Do note that I do not and never will run SteamOS on my Deck.

Not to be nit-picky, but rather as proof of review: Found a minor UI issue, though. .....

Ty for the screenshot, I think I have that patched above the current commit and will check this. Since SteamOS is the native supported OS, what do you run instead? I assume you are referring to a derivative or SteamOS-Like, such as Bazzite or ChimeraOS?

Edit: yes it's fixed, I will ensure my commit ref is updated.

Screenshot:

[Alia5]

I assume you are referring to a derivative or SteamOS-Like, such as Bazzite or ChimeraOS?

Nah! Get outta here with that preconfigured and "immutable" crap (crap for myself, personally)!
I run vanilla Arch (btw)
I do use the Kernel from Valves Arch package mirror and Gamescope.

[EMERALD0874]

Hi, can you please post some screenshots of how users can add/edit launch options for their game? This looks similar to both decky-proton-launch (PR) and Decky Launch Options (on the plugin store). Trying to figure out which plugins are significantly different from others v. similar enough that we'd prefer them to be a PR.

So far this is looking good though. We'll review the code sometime soon. Thanks!

[mdeguzis]

Hi, can you please post some screenshots of how users can add/edit launch options for their game? This looks similar to both decky-proton-launch (PR) and Decky Launch Options (on the plugin store). Trying to figure out which plugins are significantly different from others v. similar enough that we'd prefer them to be a PR.

So far this is looking good though. We'll review the code sometime soon. Thanks!

Have you reviewed https://github.com/mdeguzis/decky-proton-pulse/wiki/UI-Screenshot-Gallery? This is much more than copying and pasting env vars into launch options. It's very well thought out.

Other options mentioned and how they compare:

Area	Proton Pulse	decky-launch-options	decky-proton-launch
Main goal	ProtonDB-driven launch option workflow on Steam Deck	Generic launch option manager	Proton-focused launch variable manager
Core approach	Pulls ProtonDB reports, scores them against your hardware, then lets you apply report-derived launch options	Lets you define reusable on/off launch option recipes and toggle them per game or globally	Provides predefined Proton variables and per-game profiles
ProtonDB integration	Yes, deep integration	No	No
Hardware-aware report ranking	Yes	No	No
Full report browsing in-plugin	Yes	No	No
Compare report hardware to your system	Yes	No	No
Apply launch options from community reports	Yes	No	No
Saved per-game configurations	Yes	Yes	Yes
Generic custom launch-option composition	Partial, centered around report/config flows	Strongest of the three	Strong, but focused on predefined Proton variables
Global launch-option toggles across all games	No primary focus	Yes	Not a primary feature
Predefined Proton variables	Some through config/profile flows, but not the main product shape	User-defined recipes instead	Yes, this is a major feature
Proton / Proton-GE install management	Yes	No	Limited compared to Proton Pulse
Running game detection / jump-in flow	Context-menu and game-specific flow	Per-game toggle flow from game page	Yes, explicitly advertised
Logs / diagnostics	Yes, built-in logs and cache/perf diagnostics	Not a headline feature	Not a headline feature
Cache / data pipeline / CDN mirror	Yes, via proton-pulse-data mirror, live detailed fallback, coverage reporting	No	No
Voting / ProtonDB contribution helpers	Yes	No	No
Translation coverage tracking	Yes, with audited coverage and screenshot review flow	Not highlighted	Multi-language support advertised
Best fit	“Show me the best ProtonDB reports for this game and help me act on them”	“Let me build and toggle my own launch option system”	“Give me a clean Proton-variable manager with predefined options”

[mdeguzis]

@EMERALD0874 , I also wrote a submission story of how things basically work, why they matter and do what they do, with screenshots here: https://github.com/mdeguzis/decky-proton-pulse/wiki/Decky-Plugin-Loader-Submission.

The vision and design is simple: This isn't some simple tool to apply proton options or open up some web page to view handy information. It's a complete ecosystem, driven by a passion for Linux gaming, Proton (OG user of SteamOS since 2013, Linux system since 2004), with a heap of careful planning, and full unit, integ, and smoke testing. I didn't just make it to go on this store (that's just to make it easier), I made it for me, and for others like me.

Also, why is there a '[not-plugin]' label on this submission?

Cheers.