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DeepSeek MCP Server

local MCP server

DeepSeek MCP Server is a local MCP server: Official DeepSeek MCP server for chat, completion, model listing, and balance endpoints. Install it from npm as deepseek-mcp-server.

Installation

Terminal

claude mcp add deepseek -e DEEPSEEK_API_KEY=... -- npx -y deepseek-mcp-server

Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.

Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients

Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "deepseek": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "deepseek-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DEEPSEEK_API_KEY": "..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.

What you need

  • Runtime: Node.js 18+ (runs with npx).
  • MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
  • Environment variables: DEEPSEEK_API_KEY

Summary

Official DeepSeek MCP server for chat, completion, model listing, and balance endpoints.

DeepSeek MCP Server vs similar servers

ServerStarsTypeAPI keyRuntime
DeepSeek MCP Server352LocalYesnpm
DeepSeek Visionary17LocalNomcpb
CCXT44KLocalNonpm
PostHog MCP Server40KHostedYesNone
kaneo9,252LocalYesnpm

Questions

It reads one environment variable: DEEPSEEK_API_KEY. Set them in your MCP config before starting the server.

Node.js 18+ (runs with npx), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.

DeepSeek MCP Server is a local MCP server distributed as the npm package deepseek-mcp-server.

Run: claude mcp add deepseek -e DEEPSEEK_API_KEY=... -- npx -y deepseek-mcp-server

Run: codex mcp add deepseek --env DEEPSEEK_API_KEY=... -- npx -y deepseek-mcp-server

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