DeepSeek Code

Terminal-native AI coding agent powered by DeepSeek, with multi-agent workflow and MCP extensibility.

Features

• Fast terminal interaction (Ink-based TUI)
• Multi-step coding agent loop with tool execution
• DeepSeek API integration (deepseek-chat, deepseek-reasoner)
• Model/profile switching at runtime
• MCP server discovery/status UX in-app

Documentation

• Architecture
• Agents
• MCP usage
• Example config

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Install

git clone https://github.com/your-repo/deepseek-code.git
cd deepseek-code
bun install

Run

bun run dev

Build

bun run build

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Quick configuration

You can configure via environment variables or .deepseek-code.json.

Environment variables

export DEEPSEEK_API_KEY="..."
export DEEPSEEK_MODEL="deepseek-chat"  # or deepseek-reasoner
export DEEPSEEK_BASE_URL="https://api.deepseek.com/v1"  # optional, for proxies

.deepseek-code.json

Copy .deepseek-code.example.json and edit values.

Supports:

• base model/key
• named profiles
• mcpServers

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Available Models

• deepseek-chat - General-purpose coding assistant (default)
• deepseek-reasoner - Advanced reasoning for complex tasks

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MCP

Current MCP scope in DeepSeek Code:

• Configurable mcpServers in .deepseek-code.json
• /mcp command for visibility and toggling
• MCP status shown in UI

See docs/MCP.md for examples and roadmap.

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Useful in-app commands

• /help
• /setup
• /model, /models
• /apikey
• /agent
• /think
• /mcp
• /shortcuts

Type / to open the command picker. Use arrows to navigate.

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Developer notes

• Runtime: Bun
• Language: TypeScript
• UI: Ink
• Model layer: AI SDK

For code structure and data flow, see docs/ARCHITECTURE.md.

License

MIT