Deepseek Thinker MCP Server

A MCP (Model Context Protocol) provider Deepseek reasoning content to MCP-enabled AI Clients, like Claude Desktop. Supports access to Deepseek's thought processes from the Deepseek API service or from a local Ollama server.

Core Features

• 🤖 Dual Mode Support

  • OpenAI API mode support

  • Ollama local mode support

• 🎯 Focused Reasoning

  • Captures Deepseek's thinking process

  • Provides reasoning output

Related MCP server: Deepseek MCP Server

Available Tools

get-deepseek-thinker

• Description: Perform reasoning using the Deepseek model

• Input Parameters:

  • originPrompt (string): User's original prompt

• Returns: Structured text response containing the reasoning process

Environment Configuration

OpenAI API Mode

Set the following environment variables:

API_KEY=<Your OpenAI API Key>
BASE_URL=<API Base URL>

Ollama Mode

Set the following environment variable:

USE_OLLAMA=true

Usage

Integration with AI Client, like Claude Desktop

Add the following configuration to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "deepseek-thinker": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "deepseek-thinker-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "API_KEY": "<Your API Key>",
        "BASE_URL": "<Your Base URL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Using Ollama Mode

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "deepseek-thinker": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "deepseek-thinker-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "USE_OLLAMA": "true"
      }
    }
  }
}

Local Server Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "deepseek-thinker": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "/your-path/deepseek-thinker-mcp/build/index.js"
      ],
      "env": {
        "API_KEY": "<Your API Key>",
        "BASE_URL": "<Your Base URL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Development Setup

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build project
npm run build

# Run service
node build/index.js

FAQ

Response like this: "MCP error -32001: Request timed out"

This error occurs when the Deepseek API response is too slow or when the reasoning content output is too long, causing the MCP server to timeout.

Tech Stack

• TypeScript

• @modelcontextprotocol/sdk

• OpenAI API

• Ollama

• Zod (parameter validation)

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.