deepseek-reasoner for complex multi-step reasoning and deepseek-chat for general conversations.
DeepSeek exposes an OpenAI-compatible API, so Agentium connects using the standard openai SDK pointed at https://api.deepseek.com.
DeepSeek has no rate limits. During high-traffic periods, responses may be slower rather than rejected. See DeepSeek docs.
Setup
- Install
- Environment
Factory
string
required
Model ID (e.g.,
"deepseek-chat", "deepseek-reasoner").DeepSeekConfig
Optional
{ apiKey?, baseURL? }.Supported Models
Basic Example
Reasoning Model
Setreasoning.enabled to send thinking: { type: "enabled" } and reasoning_effort. DeepSeek only accepts low, high, and max, so medium is sent as high. effort: "none" sends thinking: { type: "disabled" }. Tool turns replay reasoning_content.
The deepseek-reasoner model returns chain-of-thought reasoning via reasoning_content: