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MCP-server-Deepseek_R1

MCP-server-Deepseek_R1 is an MCP server, listed under model apis. It reaches deepseek. It needs DEEPSEEK_API_KEY to authenticate. Its repository has 68 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-25.

This software implements the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to connect Claude Desktop with DeepSeek's language models (R1/V3).

Install

MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. MCP-server-Deepseek_R1’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches
deepseek
Credential
DEEPSEEK_API_KEY

What it connects to

Supported in
Claude Desktop

Unverified means a mention in the server’s own description, not a citation. A wrong claim here costs nothing to correct and nothing to trust yet.

Maintenance

Stars
68
State
stale
Licence
MIT
From the repository

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation connecting Claude Desktop with DeepSeek's language models (R1/V3)

MCP-server-Deepseek_R1 compared with similar servers

MCP-server-Deepseek_R1 compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
ServerReachesNeedsStarsLast updateLicence
MCP-server-Deepseek_R1 (this page)deepseekDEEPSEEK_API_KEY682025-07-09MIT
just-promptanthropic, deepseek, gemini, groq, openai(1 shared)ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, DEEPSEEK_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY, GROQ_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY7392025-08-10—
mcp-server-mas-sequential-thinkingdeepseek, exa(1 shared)DEEPSEEK_API_KEY, EXA_API_KEY3052026-10-20—
brainstorm-mcpdeepseek, gemini, openai(1 shared)DEEPSEEK_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY712026-09-29MIT
mentor-mcp-serverdeepseek(1 shared)DEEPSEEK_API_KEY322025-07-22Apache-2.0
cross-llm-mcpanthropic, deepseek, gemini, huggingface, kimi, mistral, openai(1 shared)ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, DEEPSEEK_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY, HF_TOKEN, HUGGINGFACE_API_KEY, KIMI_API_KEY, MISTRAL_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY162026-10-15MIT

Ranked by services in common with MCP-server-Deepseek_R1, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about MCP-server-Deepseek_R1

What does MCP-server-Deepseek_R1 do?
This software implements the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to connect Claude Desktop with DeepSeek's language models (R1/V3).
How do I install MCP-server-Deepseek_R1?
Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/kamelirzouni/MCP-server-Deepseek_R1
What does MCP-server-Deepseek_R1 connect to, and what does it need?
It reaches deepseek. The credentials we found in its source are DEEPSEEK_API_KEY.
Which AI clients can use MCP-server-Deepseek_R1?
Its own description mentions Claude Desktop. That is a mention in its description, not a test we ran.
Is MCP-server-Deepseek_R1 official and is it maintained?
We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 68 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is stale. Its last commit we recorded was on 2025-07-09.
What licence does MCP-server-Deepseek_R1 use?
The repository declares the MIT licence.

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