🐋DeepSeek V3 Chat & R1 Reasoning Quick Start

n8n template #2777

Summary

This n8n workflow demonstrates multiple ways to harness DeepSeek's AI models in your automation pipeline! 🌟 Core Features Multiple Integration Methods 🔌 Local deployment using Ollama for DeepSeek-R1 Direct API integration with DeepSeek Chat V3 Conversational agent with memory buffer HTTP request implementation with both raw and JSON formats Model Options 🧠 DeepSeek Chat V3 for general conversation DeepSeek-R1 for advanced reasoning Memory-enabled agent for persistent context Quick Setup 🛠️ API Configuration Base URL: https://api.deepseek.com Get your API key from platform.deepseek.com/apikeys Local Setup 💻 Install Ollama for local deployment Set up DeepSeek-R1 via Ollama Configure local

How to set it up

Open template #2777 on n8n.io and click Use for free, or copy the template JSON and paste it onto an empty canvas in n8n.
Create 2 credentials under Credentials → Add credential: Ollama Chat Model, OpenAI Chat Model. Then open each of those nodes and pick the credential.
Check the model in the AI Agent node. The template may point at a model your account can't use; swap it for one you have access to.
Click Execute workflow and step through each node's output to confirm the data looks right.
Toggle the workflow to Active so its trigger runs on its own.

Hand off to your agent

Prompt

Help me set up the n8n workflow "🐋DeepSeek V3 Chat & R1 Reasoning Quick Start" (https://n8n.io/workflows/2777). It uses: HTTP Request, AI Agent, Basic LLM Chain, Ollama Chat Model, OpenAI Chat Model, Simple Memory. Import the template JSON into my n8n instance, list every credential I need to create, and walk me through testing it.

Paste into Claude Code and it will do the rest.

Apps and nodes

HTTP Request AI Agent Basic LLM Chain Ollama Chat Model OpenAI Chat Model Simple Memory

Questions

Yes. Joseph LePage published it free on n8n.io as a verified creator, and it has 37K views. It runs on n8n Cloud or a self-hosted n8n instance.

Ollama Chat Model, OpenAI Chat Model. The other 4 nodes are built into n8n.

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