DeepSeek MCP Server

Name: DeepSeek MCP Server
Author: arikusi

arikusi

Calls DeepSeek models for chat and reasoning with multi-turn sessions, function calling, thinking mode and cost tracking.

Setup

Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code

Local

claude mcp add deepseek-server-arikusi --env DEEPSEEK_API_KEY='<DEEPSEEK_API_KEY>' --env TRANSPORT='<TRANSPORT>' --env HTTP_PORT='<HTTP_PORT>' -- npx -y @arikusi/deepseek-mcp-server

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.deepseek-server-arikusi]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@arikusi/deepseek-mcp-server"]
env = { DEEPSEEK_API_KEY = "<DEEPSEEK_API_KEY>", TRANSPORT = "<TRANSPORT>", HTTP_PORT = "<HTTP_PORT>" }

# codex mcp add deepseek-server-arikusi --env DEEPSEEK_API_KEY='<DEEPSEEK_API_KEY>' --env TRANSPORT='<TRANSPORT>' --env HTTP_PORT='<HTTP_PORT>' -- npx -y @arikusi/deepseek-mcp-server

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "deepseek-server-arikusi": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@arikusi/deepseek-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DEEPSEEK_API_KEY": "<DEEPSEEK_API_KEY>",
        "TRANSPORT": "<TRANSPORT>",
        "HTTP_PORT": "<HTTP_PORT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "deepseek-server-arikusi": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@arikusi/deepseek-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DEEPSEEK_API_KEY": "<DEEPSEEK_API_KEY>",
        "TRANSPORT": "<TRANSPORT>",
        "HTTP_PORT": "<HTTP_PORT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.gemini/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "deepseek-server-arikusi": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@arikusi/deepseek-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DEEPSEEK_API_KEY": "<DEEPSEEK_API_KEY>",
        "TRANSPORT": "<TRANSPORT>",
        "HTTP_PORT": "<HTTP_PORT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "deepseek-server-arikusi": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@arikusi/deepseek-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DEEPSEEK_API_KEY": "<DEEPSEEK_API_KEY>",
        "TRANSPORT": "<TRANSPORT>",
        "HTTP_PORT": "<HTTP_PORT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.trae/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "deepseek-server-arikusi": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@arikusi/deepseek-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DEEPSEEK_API_KEY": "<DEEPSEEK_API_KEY>",
        "TRANSPORT": "<TRANSPORT>",
        "HTTP_PORT": "<HTTP_PORT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Remote

claude mcp add --transport http deepseek-server-arikusi https://deepseek-mcp-server--arikusi.run.tools

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.deepseek-server-arikusi]
url = "https://deepseek-mcp-server--arikusi.run.tools"

# codex mcp add deepseek-server-arikusi --url https://deepseek-mcp-server--arikusi.run.tools

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "deepseek-server-arikusi": {
      "url": "https://deepseek-mcp-server--arikusi.run.tools"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "deepseek-server-arikusi": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://deepseek-mcp-server--arikusi.run.tools"
    }
  }
}

~/.gemini/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "deepseek-server-arikusi": {
      "httpUrl": "https://deepseek-mcp-server--arikusi.run.tools"
    }
  }
}

claude_desktop_config.json · Customize › Connectors › Add custom connector

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "deepseek-server-arikusi": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://deepseek-mcp-server--arikusi.run.tools"
      ]
    }
  }
}

.trae/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "deepseek-server-arikusi": {
      "url": "https://deepseek-mcp-server--arikusi.run.tools"
    }
  }
}

Environment variables

DEEPSEEK_API_KEY
TRANSPORT
HTTP_PORT

Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.

Setup

Local

Remote

Environment variables

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