DeepSeek AI SDK Provider

Integrate DeepSeek's language models into your application using the Vercel AI SDK. This skill enables you to use DeepSeek's chat models for text generation, code assistance, and conversational AI.

What This Skill Does

This skill helps you integrate the DeepSeek provider from the Vercel AI SDK into your Node.js or TypeScript project. DeepSeek offers powerful language models optimized for various tasks including code generation, reasoning, and natural language understanding.

Setup Instructions

1. Install Dependencies

First, install the required packages:

```bash

npm i @ai-sdk/deepseek ai

```

2. Configure API Key

Obtain your DeepSeek API key from [DeepSeek Platform](https://www.deepseek.com) and set it as an environment variable:

```bash

export DEEPSEEK_API_KEY="your-api-key-here"

```

Or add it to your `.env` file:

```

DEEPSEEK_API_KEY=your-api-key-here

```

3. Import and Initialize

Import the DeepSeek provider in your code:

```typescript

import { deepseek } from '@ai-sdk/deepseek';

import { generateText } from 'ai';

```

4. Basic Usage Pattern

Use the provider to generate text:

```typescript

const { text } = await generateText({

model: deepseek('deepseek-chat'),

prompt: 'Your prompt here',

});

console.log(text);

```

Common Use Cases

Code Generation

```typescript

import { deepseek } from '@ai-sdk/deepseek';

import { generateText } from 'ai';

const { text } = await generateText({

model: deepseek('deepseek-chat'),

prompt: 'Write a TypeScript function that validates email addresses using regex',

});

```

Streaming Responses

```typescript

import { deepseek } from '@ai-sdk/deepseek';

import { streamText } from 'ai';

const result = await streamText({

model: deepseek('deepseek-chat'),

prompt: 'Explain how async/await works in JavaScript',

});

for await (const chunk of result.textStream) {

process.stdout.write(chunk);

}

```

Conversational AI

```typescript

import { deepseek } from '@ai-sdk/deepseek';

import { generateText } from 'ai';

const { text } = await generateText({

model: deepseek('deepseek-chat'),

messages: [

{ role: 'system', content: 'You are a helpful coding assistant.' },

{ role: 'user', content: 'How do I handle errors in Express.js?' },

],

});

```

Available Models

Implementation Steps for AI Agents

1. **Check existing dependencies**: Search for `package.json` to verify current AI SDK setup

2. **Install packages**: Run `npm i @ai-sdk/deepseek ai` if not already installed

3. **Verify environment variables**: Check for `DEEPSEEK_API_KEY` in `.env` or environment configuration

4. **Import provider**: Add `import { deepseek } from '@ai-sdk/deepseek'` to the target file

5. **Replace or add model calls**: Update existing AI SDK calls to use `deepseek('deepseek-chat')`

6. **Test integration**: Verify the implementation with a simple prompt

7. **Handle errors**: Add appropriate error handling for API calls

Important Notes

References