DeepSeek MCP Server for VS Code
io.github.dmontgomery40/deepseek
Official DeepSeek MCP server for chat, completion, model listing, and balance endpoints.
client:VS Code
transport:stdio
runtime:npm
Install DeepSeek MCP Server in VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
"inputs": [
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "deepseek-api-key",
"description": "DEEPSEEK_API_KEY",
"password": true
}
],
"servers": {
"deepseek": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"deepseek-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"DEEPSEEK_API_KEY": "${input:deepseek-api-key}"
}
}
}
}VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs