Deepseek R1 MCP Server
About
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation for the Deepseek R1 language model, optimized for reasoning tasks with an 8192‑token context window. It integrates with Claude Desktop and supports both DeepSeek‑R1 and DeepSeek‑V3 models.
Explore
- Advanced text generation with Deepseek R1 (8192 token context window)
- Configurable parameters (max_tokens, temperature)
- Robust error handling with detailed error messages
- Full MCP protocol support
- Claude Desktop integration
- Support for both DeepSeek-R1 and DeepSeek-V3 models
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
-
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
Deepseek R1 MCP ServerCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
- Node.js (v18 or higher)
- npm
- Claude Desktop
- Deepseek API key
To install Deepseek R1 for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli install @66julienmartin/mcp-server-deepseek_r1 --client claude
git clone https://github.com/66julienmartin/MCP-server-Deepseek_R1.git
cd deepseek-r1-mcp
npm install
cp .env.example .env # Then add your API key
{
"name": "deepseek_r1",
"arguments": {
"prompt": "Your prompt here",
"max_tokens": 8192, // Maximum tokens to generate
"temperature": 0.2 // Controls randomness
}
}
```
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"deepseek r1 mcp server": {
"66julienmartin_MCP-server-Deepseek_R1": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@smithery/cli",
"install",
"@66julienmartin/mcp-server-deepseek_r1",
"--client",
"claude"
]
}
}
}
}McpServers
{
"66julienmartin_MCP-server-Deepseek_R1": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@smithery/cli",
"install",
"@66julienmartin/mcp-server-deepseek_r1",
"--client",
"claude"
]
}
}A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation for the Deepseek R1 language model. Deepseek R1 is a powerful language model optimized for reasoning tasks with a context window of 8192 tokens.
Why Node.js?
This implementation uses Node.js/TypeScript as it provides the most stable integration with MCP servers. The Node.js SDK offers better type safety, error handling, and compatibility with Claude Desktop.
Quick Start
Installing via Smithery
To install Deepseek R1 for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli install @66julienmartin/mcp-server-deepseek_r1 --client claude
Installing manually
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