moltbot/docs/providers/deepseek.md

title, summary, read_when

title	summary	read_when
DeepSeek	DeepSeek setup (auth + model selection)	You want to use DeepSeek with OpenClaw You need the API key env var or CLI auth choice

DeepSeek

DeepSeek provides powerful AI models with an OpenAI-compatible API.

Property	Value
Provider	deepseek
Auth	DEEPSEEK_API_KEY
API	OpenAI-compatible
Base URL	https://api.deepseek.com

Getting started

Create an API key at [platform.deepseek.com](https://platform.deepseek.com/api_keys). ```bash openclaw onboard --auth-choice deepseek-api-key ```

This will prompt for your API key and set `deepseek/deepseek-chat` as the default model.

```bash openclaw models list --provider deepseek ``` For scripted or headless installations, pass all flags directly:

```bash
openclaw onboard --non-interactive \
  --mode local \
  --auth-choice deepseek-api-key \
  --deepseek-api-key "$DEEPSEEK_API_KEY" \
  --skip-health \
  --accept-risk
```

If the Gateway runs as a daemon (launchd/systemd), make sure `DEEPSEEK_API_KEY` is available to that process (for example, in `~/.openclaw/.env` or via `env.shellEnv`).

Built-in catalog

Model ref	Name	Input	Context	Max output	Notes
deepseek/deepseek-chat	DeepSeek Chat	text	131,072	8,192	Default model; DeepSeek V3.2 non-thinking surface
deepseek/deepseek-reasoner	DeepSeek Reasoner	text	131,072	65,536	Reasoning-enabled V3.2 surface

Both bundled models currently advertise streaming usage compatibility in source.

Config example

{
  env: { DEEPSEEK_API_KEY: "sk-..." },
  agents: {
    defaults: {
      model: { primary: "deepseek/deepseek-chat" },
    },
  },
}

Related

Choosing providers, model refs, and failover behavior. Full config reference for agents, models, and providers.