Lets Claude Desktop call a DeepSeek model, with the server running in Docker.
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>' -- docker run -i --rm -e DEEPSEEK_API_KEY mcp_server_deepseek~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.deepseek]
command = "docker"
args = ["run", "-i", "--rm", "-e", "DEEPSEEK_API_KEY", "mcp_server_deepseek"]
env = { DEEPSEEK_API_KEY = "<DEEPSEEK_API_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add deepseek --env DEEPSEEK_API_KEY='<DEEPSEEK_API_KEY>' -- docker run -i --rm -e DEEPSEEK_API_KEY mcp_server_deepseek~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"deepseek": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-e",
"DEEPSEEK_API_KEY",
"mcp_server_deepseek"
],
"env": {
"DEEPSEEK_API_KEY": "<DEEPSEEK_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"deepseek": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-e",
"DEEPSEEK_API_KEY",
"mcp_server_deepseek"
],
"env": {
"DEEPSEEK_API_KEY": "<DEEPSEEK_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"deepseek": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-e",
"DEEPSEEK_API_KEY",
"mcp_server_deepseek"
],
"env": {
"DEEPSEEK_API_KEY": "<DEEPSEEK_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"deepseek": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-e",
"DEEPSEEK_API_KEY",
"mcp_server_deepseek"
],
"env": {
"DEEPSEEK_API_KEY": "<DEEPSEEK_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"deepseek": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-e",
"DEEPSEEK_API_KEY",
"mcp_server_deepseek"
],
"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.