UnverifiedDeepSeek API Docs
DeepSeek-V4-Pro Thinking Levels and Tool-Calling Workflow
V4-Pro enables thinking by default and uses high as the default effort level; use low for simple tasks, high for day-to-day Agents, and max for complex tasks, and pass the complete `reasoning_content` back on every round of a tool call.
Content typeConfiguration
Inputsmodel ID, effort, tool schema, reasoning_content
StatusDeepSeek V4 Pro tool-calling API
API configurationAgentreasoning
UnverifiedDeepSeek API Docs
DeepSeek-V4-Pro Responses Configuration Workflow in Codex
DeepSeek-V4-Pro can be connected to the Codex CLI, the ChatGPT desktop app, and the VS Code extension through the native Responses API; a single configuration is shared across them, but you should back up and validate `config.toml`/`models.json` first.
Content typeConfiguration
Inputsconfig backup, credential reference, smoke task
StatusCodex CLI or VS Code Responses route
CodingAgentAPI configuration
UnverifiedDeepSeek API Docs (Agent Integrations / Claude Code)
DeepSeek-V4-Pro 1M Context Environment Variable Configuration Workflow in Claude Code
With 8 environment variables, you can point Claude Code (and Claude Desktop Developer Mode) to DeepSeek, unlock a 1M context window with `deepseek-v4-pro[1m]`, use `deepseek-v4-flash` for subagents, set the main model's effort to `max`, and set the automatic compaction window to 786432.
Content typeWorkflow
Inputstask objective, source material, output format, acceptance check
StatusModel-compatible prompt harness
Agent
UnverifiedGitHub (the official deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness repository) and the official X account @deepseekai
DeepSeek Harness v0.1: Launching and Configuring the Official Plugin-Based Agent Framework
DeepSeek’s official open-source Agent framework is built on the principle that `everything is a plugin` (models, tools, skills, sessions, sandboxes, file systems, loops, orchestration, and UI can all be replaced); a single `npx @deepseek-ai/dsh web` command launches the Web UI locally. It is currently in developer preview and will introduce compatibility-breaking changes.
Content typeWorkflow
Inputstask objective, source material, output format, acceptance check
StatusModel-compatible prompt harness
Agent
UnverifiedGitHub (repository sapsapshen/deepseek-enhance-md)
deepseek-enhance-md: Concise System Prompt for the V4 Series (Rewritten in the Fable 5 Architecture)
A MIT-licensed, ready-to-use DeepSeek V4 concise system prompt (about 1.4 KB) that can be placed directly in a system message. It covers language responses, effort matching, hallucination prevention, and conventions for code and structure。.
Content typeWorkflow
Inputstask objective, source material, output format, acceptance check
StatusModel-compatible prompt harness
Agent
UnverifiedXSCT Bench (a scenario-based model selection and evaluation platform)
XSCT Bench “Autonomous Planning and Execution” Case: Agent Tool-Calling Prompt and Generated Result for deepseek-v4-pro
The platform publishes the complete system prompt, user prompt, the model's actual generated output, and scores at two difficulty levels (Basic 98.0 / Advanced 92.6): a directly reusable Agent execution prompt that says “plan with `<plan>` first, call tools via JSON, review with `<observation>`, and wrap up with `<summary>`.”.
Content typeWorkflow
Inputstask objective, source material, output format, acceptance check
StatusModel-compatible prompt harness
Agent
UnverifiedGitHub (repository Hmbown/CodeWhale, path crates/tui/assets/skills/v4-best-practices/SKILL.md)
CodeWhale v4 best practices: Multi-step Agent workflow in V4 thinking mode
A community Agent skill that defines three executable rules for multi-step tasks in V4 thinking mode—verify before citing, dispatch a flash sub-agent for verification before executing across multiple files, and require `path:line` in plan output—each mapped to an observable failure class.
Content typeWorkflow
Inputstask objective, source material, output format, acceptance check
StatusModel-compatible prompt harness
Agent