BYOK DeepSeek Credits
View your DeepSeek API balance and usage directly in the VS Code status bar — no browser, no dashboard, no context switching.
Not affiliated with or endorsed by DeepSeek.
Features
- Live balance in the status bar — shows your remaining DeepSeek credit, e.g.
☁ DeepSeek: $4.82
- Secure API key storage — your key is stored in VS Code's encrypted
SecretStorage, never in settings.json
- Auto-refresh — balance refreshes automatically on a configurable interval (default: every 30 minutes)
- Click to refresh — clicking the status bar item refreshes the balance immediately
- Billing page link — the tooltip contains a direct link to the DeepSeek usage page
- Manual refresh — run
BYOK DeepSeek Credits: Refresh Balances any time from the Command Palette
Getting Started
1. Get a DeepSeek API key
Sign in at platform.deepseek.com/api_keys and create a key.
2. Set the key in VS Code
Open the Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P / Ctrl+Shift+P) and run:
BYOK DeepSeek Credits: Set API Key
Paste your API key when prompted. The status bar will update immediately.
Extension Settings
| Setting |
Default |
Description |
byokDeepSeekCredits.providers.deepseek.enabled |
true |
Show/hide the DeepSeek status bar item |
byokDeepSeekCredits.refreshIntervalMinutes |
30 |
Auto-refresh interval in minutes |
Commands
| Command |
Description |
BYOK DeepSeek Credits: Set API Key |
Enter or update your DeepSeek API key |
BYOK DeepSeek Credits: Refresh Balances |
Manually refresh the balance |
Status Bar Icons
| Display |
Meaning |
☁ DeepSeek: $4.82 |
Balance fetched successfully |
🔑 DeepSeek: |
API key not set yet |
⚠ DeepSeek: |
Fetch failed (hover for details) |
Clicking the status bar item refreshes the balance. The hover tooltip includes a link to the DeepSeek usage page.
Release Notes
0.1.0
Initial release — DeepSeek balance in the status bar with secure key storage and auto-refresh.
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