Lets MCP clients call DeepSeek language models for chat and completions, with model selection and parameter control.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add deepseek --env DEEPSEEK_API_KEY='<DEEPSEEK_API_KEY>' -- npx -y deepseek-mcp-server~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.deepseek]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "deepseek-mcp-server"]
env = { DEEPSEEK_API_KEY = "<DEEPSEEK_API_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add deepseek --env DEEPSEEK_API_KEY='<DEEPSEEK_API_KEY>' -- npx -y deepseek-mcp-server~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"deepseek": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"deepseek-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"DEEPSEEK_API_KEY": "<DEEPSEEK_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"deepseek": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"deepseek-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"DEEPSEEK_API_KEY": "<DEEPSEEK_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"deepseek": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"deepseek-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"DEEPSEEK_API_KEY": "<DEEPSEEK_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"deepseek": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"deepseek-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"DEEPSEEK_API_KEY": "<DEEPSEEK_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"deepseek": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"deepseek-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"DEEPSEEK_API_KEY": "<DEEPSEEK_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
DEEPSEEK_API_KEY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.