DeepSeek AI Assistant

Your Local AI Programming Assistant for VS Code

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Screenshots

DeepSeek Chat Interface - Full

DeepSeek Chat Interface - Dark

DeepSeek Chat Interface - Light

💡 Pro tip: Use Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + P and type “start” to begin

Quick Setup

1. Install Ollama

visit https://ollama.com

2. Pull DeepSeek Model

ollama run deepseek-r1

Visit https://ollama.com/library/deepseek-r1 for more info.

3. Install Extension

code --install-extension aryansrao.deekseek-extension

OR

visit https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=aryansrao.deekseek-extension

What It Does

DeepSeek brings powerful AI assistance directly into VS Code, running completely locally through Ollama:

• Code Generation - Get intelligent code suggestions

• Real-time Help - Ask questions about your code

• Documentation - Generate comments and documentation

• Debugging - Get help fixing bugs

• Best Practices - Learn coding patterns and improvements

Requirements

• VS Code 1.96+

• MacOS/Linux/Windows

• Ollama installed

Troubleshooting

Extension Not Working?

1. Verify Ollama is running:

2. Check model is downloaded: ollama list

3. Restart VS Code

Resources

• Link to the extension

• Issue Tracker

• Website

Contributing

Contributions are welcome!