Coding agent for DeepSeek models that runs in your terminal

DeepSeek TUI

npm i -g deepseek-tui

A coding agent for DeepSeek models that runs in your terminal.

Quickstart

npm install -g deepseek-tui

Start the TUI:

deepseek-tui

On first launch, it will prompt for your API key if one is not already configured.

You can also set auth ahead of time with either of these:

deepseek-tui login
DEEPSEEK_API_KEY="YOUR_DEEPSEEK_API_KEY" deepseek-tui

# From crates.io (requires Rust 1.85+)
cargo install deepseek-tui --locked       # TUI
cargo install deepseek-tui-cli --locked   # deepseek CLI facade

# From source
git clone https://github.com/Hmbown/DeepSeek-TUI.git
cd DeepSeek-TUI
cargo install --path crates/tui --locked

The canonical crates.io packages for this repository are deepseek-tui and deepseek-tui-cli. The unrelated deepseek-cli crate is not part of this project. crates.io publication can lag the repository workspace version and the npm wrapper, so use npm or install from source if you need the newest release surface immediately.

What it does

A terminal coding agent for DeepSeek models with file editing, shell execution, web.run browsing, git operations, session resume, and MCP server integration.

Three visible modes (Tab / Shift+Tab to cycle):