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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.

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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 commented Apr 9, 2026 •
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Updated the PR description to include the required task checklist and testing section.

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Alia5 commented Apr 9, 2026

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.
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mdeguzis commented Apr 9, 2026 •
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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.

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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.

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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!

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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”

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mdeguzis commented Apr 10, 2026 •
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@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? When you say the word. I'll do a last sync to make sure all concerns/files are up to date for this PR and tag as 1.0.0.

Cheers.

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