Deepseek R1 MCP Server

MCP server implementation for Deepseek R1 model

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What is the Deepseek R1 MCP Server?

MCP server implementation for Deepseek R1 model

What the server does

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation for the Deepseek R1 language model. Deepseek R1 is a powerful language model optimized for reasoning tasks with a context window of 8192 tokens.

  • Advanced text generation with Deepseek R1 (8192 token context window)
  • Configurable parameters (max_tokens, temperature)
  • Robust error handling with detailed error messages
  • Full MCP protocol support
  • Claude Desktop integration
  • Support for both DeepSeek-R1 and DeepSeek-V3 models

Credentials and setup notes

  • Node.js (v18 or higher) - npm - Claude Desktop - Deepseek API key

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Maintainer setup documentation.

How to install the Deepseek R1 MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "deepseek_r1": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "/path/to/deepseek-r1-mcp/build/index.js"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DEEPSEEK_API_KEY": "YOUR_DEEPSEEK_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

  • Node.js (v18 or higher) - npm - Claude Desktop - Deepseek API key
VariableDescriptionRequired
DEEPSEEK_API_KEYDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation

Frequently asked questions

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