Integrate with Deep Code

Deep Code is an open-source terminal AI coding assistant for the DeepSeek-V4 model, supporting deep thinking, reasoning effort control, and Agent Skills.

• GitHub: https://github.com/lessweb/deepcode-cli

1. Install Deep Code

• Install Node.js 18+.
• Run the following command in your terminal:

npm install -g @vegamo/deepcode-cli

• Verify the installation:

deepcode --version

2. Configure Deep Code

Create ~/.deepcode/settings.json with your DeepSeek API key and model settings:

{
  "env": {
    "MODEL": "deepseek-v4-pro",
    "BASE_URL": "https://api.deepseek.com",
    "API_KEY": "sk-..."
  },
  "thinkingEnabled": true,
  "reasoningEffort": "max"
}

Get your API Key from the DeepSeek Platform.

Note: The same settings file is shared with the Deep Code VSCode extension.

Configuration options:

Option	Description
MODEL	Model name, e.g. deepseek-v4-pro or deepseek-v4-flash
BASE_URL	API base URL, defaults to https://api.deepseek.com
thinkingEnabled	Enable deep thinking mode (defaults to true for deepseek-v4 models)
reasoningEffort	"max" or "high" — controls how much reasoning the model performs
notify	Path to a notification script executed after each model turn
webSearchTool	Enable the web search capability for the agent

3. Enter a project directory and launch Deep Code

cd /path/to/my-project
deepcode

Key Shortcuts

Key	Action
Enter	Send the prompt
Shift+Enter	Insert a newline (also Ctrl+J)
Ctrl+V	Paste an image from the clipboard
Esc	Interrupt the current model turn
/	Open the skills / commands menu
/new	Start a fresh conversation
/resume	Choose a previous conversation to continue
/exit	Quit Deep Code

Using Agent Skills

Agent Skills are discovered from these locations:

• User-level: ~/.agents/skills/<name>/SKILL.md
• Project-level: ./.deepcode/skills/<name>/SKILL.md

Press / to open the skill picker, or type the skill name directly (e.g., /skill-writer).