DeepSeek for Copilot

Use DeepSeek V4 models in Copilot Chat.

Setup

Install the extension.
Ctrl+Shift+P → DeepSeek: Set API Key → enter your key from platform.deepseek.com.
Open Copilot Chat, pick a DeepSeek model. Chat.

Each model has a gear icon with two dropdowns:

Setting	Options	Default
Thinking Effort	None, High, Max	High
Temperature	Balanced (1.0), Precise (0.2), Creative (1.3), Max (1.5)	Balanced

No global settings needed, everything lives in the picker.

Command	What it does
`DeepSeek: Set API Key`	Store API key
`DeepSeek: Clear API Key`	Remove stored key
`DeepSeek: Show Logs`	Open output channel (token counts, cache hit rate)

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