DeepSeek

DeepSeek is a supported AI provider in Clanker. It uses the DeepSeek Chat API, which is compatible with the OpenAI API format.

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Provider Details

Property	Value
Config key	deepseek
Default model	deepseek-chat
API endpoint	https://api.deepseek.com/v1
Auth method	API key

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Configuration

ai:
  default_provider: deepseek
  providers:
    deepseek:
      model: deepseek-chat
      api_key_env: DEEPSEEK_API_KEY

Available Models

Model	Description
deepseek-chat	General-purpose chat model
deepseek-reasoner	Reasoning-optimized model

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Environment Variable

Variable	Description
DEEPSEEK_API_KEY	DeepSeek API key

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CLI Flag Overrides

Flag	Description
--ai-profile deepseek	Select this provider
--deepseek-key <key>	Override the API key for this query
--deepseek-model <model>	Override the model for this query

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Usage Example

export DEEPSEEK_API_KEY="sk-..."

clanker ask --ai-profile deepseek "What Lambda functions exist in my account?"

# Use the reasoning model
clanker ask --ai-profile deepseek --deepseek-model deepseek-reasoner "Analyze the security posture of my VPCs"