> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.praison.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# DeepSeek Provider

> Use DeepSeek models with PraisonAI TypeScript

# DeepSeek Provider

Use DeepSeek's models including DeepSeek Chat and DeepSeek Reasoner.

## Environment Variables

```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
export DEEPSEEK_API_KEY=...
```

## Supported Modalities

| Modality  | Supported |
| --------- | --------- |
| Text/Chat | ✅         |
| Tools     | ✅         |

## Quick Start

```typescript theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
import { Agent } from 'praisonai';

const agent = new Agent({
  name: 'DeepSeekAgent',
  instructions: 'You are a helpful assistant.',
  llm: 'deepseek/deepseek-chat'
});

const response = await agent.chat('Hello!');
```

## Available Models

| Model               | Description     |
| ------------------- | --------------- |
| `deepseek-chat`     | General chat    |
| `deepseek-reasoner` | Reasoning model |

## Related

* [DeepSeek CLI Usage](/docs/js/providers/deepseek-cli)