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DimensionDeepSeek MCP ServerCommunity MCP server for DeepSeek V4 with chat, reasoning, function calling, and cost tracking.NPM Sentinel MCP ServerAI-powered NPM package analysis MCP server
FMRS63 / 100 · C79 / 100 · B
Reliability9 / 2012 / 20
Security and permissions13 / 2016 / 20
Maintenance11 / 2018 / 20
Documentation17 / 2018 / 20
Setup experience13 / 2015 / 20
Best for
  • Developers using MCP clients such as Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Cursor, or Windsurf
  • Users who want DeepSeek V4 models inside their local agent tooling
  • Teams that need cost tracking and usage statistics
  • Users wanting a hosted BYOK endpoint with no installation
  • Developers auditing NPM dependencies within AI workflows
  • Teams performing supply chain security assessments
  • Users of Claude Desktop, Cursor, or VS Code
Not for
  • Users seeking official DeepSeek support channels (this is community-maintained)
  • Users without a DeepSeek API key
  • Users needing other LLM providers such as OpenAI or Anthropic
  • Projects outside the NPM ecosystem (e.g., pure Python/Go)
  • Environments without network access to deps.dev, OSV.dev, and the npm registry
  • Scenarios requiring maintenance by an official upstream vendor
Required permissions
  • DEEPSEEK_API_KEY environment variable (secret) is required
  • API usage costs billed via your DeepSeek API key
  • Self-hosted HTTP mode requires an open network port (binds 127.0.0.1 by default)
  • Network access to the NPM registry and external services (deps.dev, OSV.dev, OpenSSF, npms.io, GitHub)
  • Read access to workspace lockfiles (pnpm-lock.yaml, package-lock., yarn.lock) for cache invalidation
Risks and side effects
  • If the HTTP endpoint is exposed, anyone who can reach POST /mcp can spend your API key; set HTTP_AUTH_TOKEN when binding 0.0.0.0
  • Thinking mode can exceed 30 seconds and client tool-call timeouts may interrupt long requests
  • Costs accrue per request and grow with usage
  • Deprecated model aliases deepseek-chat/deepseek-reasoner will be removed in the next major release
  • Third-party READMEs and changelogs are untrusted external content; they are wrapped in tags with _meta flags but should still be handled cautiously
  • Depends on availability and accuracy of external services
  • Batch requests are capped at 25 packages to prevent registry enumeration; larger sets require batching
  • Third-party open source project, not officially maintained by NPM or Anthropic
Supported clientsClaude Code, Gemini CLI, Cursor, Windsurf, VS CodeClaude Desktop, VS Code, Cursor
Tools319