Can't use Claude Code? DeepSeek is new: Deep Code is coming

Zhishi Author | Yang Jingli Editor | Li Shuiqing Zhishi reported on July 6 that according to the DeepSeek official API document and GitHub warehouse information, a third-party open source AI programming assistant called Deep Code has recently been included in the DeepSeek Agent tool. This tool is adapted for the DeepSeek-V4 series model and supports deep thinking, reasoning intensity control, Agent Skills and MCP integration. As of press time, the Deep Code GitHub warehouse shows that the tool has received over 1,500 stars and 127 forks. GitHub open source address: https://github.com/lessweb/deepcode-cli This open source tool is mainly released and maintained by the developer qorzj. According to its GitHub homepage, qorzj is from Vega Momentum. The company was established in Chongqing in 2009. Its main business covers AI application development, large model tuning, intelligent agent construction, big data governance, and enterprise digital upgrade. The GitHub page shows that the tool released its first version (v0.1.20) in May this year, and the current version is still being iterated. The latest version is v0.1.31, released on June 16, 2026. Deep Code can be installed through npm, and users can start it by running deepcode in the project directory. Its recommended configuration models include DeepSeek-v4-pro and DeepSeek-v4-flash, and also supports other model services compatible with the OpenAI interface. If the team has deployed other OpenAI compatible APIs, it can also access Deep Code as a front-end programming agent. Functionally, Deep Code covers the common capabilities of current AI programming agents, including reading and modifying project files, executing Shell commands, restoring historical conversations, calling MCP services, and configuring tool permissions. Deep Co