| name | deepseek-reasoning |
| description | Use when the user says "ask deepseek", "consult deepseek", "delegate reasoning to deepseek", or needs advanced multi-step Chain-of-Thought reasoning, deep debugging root-cause analysis, or dependency-aware task planning via DeepSeek's special reasoning endpoint (MCP bridge). NOT for straightforward code generation/editing (Claude does that directly), web research (use perplexity-research / gemini-url-context), GitHub PR review (github-code-review), OpenAI delegation (openai-codex), or latency-sensitive calls (DeepSeek adds 2-5s).
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| version | 1.0.0 |
| author | agentbox-claude |
| mcp_server | true |
| protocol | mcp-sdk |
| entry_point | mcp-server/server.js |
| dependencies | ["deepseek-api"] |
DeepSeek Reasoning Skill
Access DeepSeek's special reasoning-model endpoint from Claude Code via an MCP bridge.
DeepSeek acts as the reasoning planner; Claude executes.
What it provides
- Advanced reasoning — structured multi-step Chain-of-Thought with explicit traces.
- Root-cause analysis — deep code/system debugging with reasoning trails.
- Task planning — dependency-aware phase/task breakdowns with a critical path.
- Hybrid workflow — Claude as executor, DeepSeek as reasoning planner.
When not to use
- Straightforward code generation or editing — Claude handles this directly.
- Web research or live information — use perplexity-research or gemini-url-context.
- Code review on GitHub PRs — use github-code-review.
- Latency-sensitive tasks — DeepSeek adds 2-5s per call; use Claude directly.
- OpenAI model delegation — use openai-codex.
Tools (MCP)
Three tools are exposed when the MCP server is running:
deepseek_reason — complex multi-step reasoning / problem decomposition.
deepseek_analyze — code/system analysis with root-cause reasoning.
deepseek_plan — task planning with dependencies and critical path.
Full signatures, parameters, and return schemas: references/tools.md.
Architecture (summary)
Claude Code (devuser)
↓ MCP (stdio)
DeepSeek MCP Server (mcp-server/server.js)
↓ direct spawn: node tools/deepseek_client.js
DeepSeek API Client
↓ HTTPS
api.deepseek.com (special endpoint, thinking mode)
Both server and client run as devuser; no sudo bridge, no separate OS user.
References
references/tools.md — tool signatures, return schemas, DeepSeek-vs-Claude comparison.
references/workflows.md — invocation examples, hybrid workflow, advanced usage, best practices.
- — install, config, supervisord, manual testing, security, performance, troubleshooting.