How to use DeepSeek in BoltAI

DeepSeek makes the DeepSeek chat and reasoning models. Add your API key and chat with them in BoltAI.

Before you start

An API key from the DeepSeek Platform.

Set up DeepSeek in BoltAI

1. Open Settings › AI Providers, click +, and choose DeepSeek.
2. Paste your key into API Key. Leave Base URL empty.
3. Click Next.
4. Keep all models, or untick the ones you don't want. To choose the model this provider starts with, hover over it and click Set as Default.
5. Click Add Service.

Start a chat with DeepSeek models

Click the model name in the message box, press ⇧ ⌘ M, or type /model, and pick a model under DeepSeek.

To start every new chat with it, right-click the model and choose Set Provider & Model as Default. See Choose and switch models.

To get a quick answer without thinking, choose Off in the reasoning effort menu next to the model name.

If it doesn't connect

• BoltAI couldn't verify the setup. Copy the key again from the DeepSeek Platform and paste it into API Key. Check that your DeepSeek account has a balance, then click Next again.
• It stopped working later. Open Settings › AI Providers, click DeepSeek, open the ⋯ menu and choose Test Connection. To change the key, choose Edit Configuration.
• A new model is missing. Click DeepSeek in Settings › AI Providers and click Refresh Model List.