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Claude Deepseek Switcher
A VS Code extension that lets you seamlessly switch between Anthropic Claude and Deepseek AI models inside Claude Code — directly from your status bar.
Features
One-click model switching — click the status bar button to open a model pickerVisual theme indicator — status bar turns 🟠 orange for Claude and 🟣 purple for Deepseek so you always know which model is activeSecure API key storage — your Deepseek API key is stored in VS Code's built-in secret store, never in plaintextAutomatic terminal reload — all terminals are recycled after a switch so the new environment variables take effect immediatelyKeyboard shortcut — Cmd+Alt+M (Mac) / Ctrl+Alt+M (Windows/Linux)
Requirements
Getting Started
Install the extension from the VS Code Marketplace
Look for the ✦ Claude button in your status bar (bottom right by default)
Click it and select a model from the dropdown
If switching to Deepseek for the first time, you will be prompted to enter your Deepseek API key
How It Works
When you switch to Deepseek , the extension injects the following environment variables into every new VS Code integrated terminal:
Variable
Value
ANTHROPIC_BASE_URLhttps://api.deepseek.com/anthropic
ANTHROPIC_MODELdeepseek-v4-pro[1m]
ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_OPUS_MODELdeepseek-v4-pro[1m]
ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_SONNET_MODELdeepseek-v4-pro[1m]
ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_HAIKU_MODELdeepseek-v4-flash
CLAUDE_CODE_SUBAGENT_MODELdeepseek-v4-flash
CLAUDE_CODE_EFFORT_LEVELmax
ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN(your Deepseek API key)
When you switch back to Claude , all of those variables are removed so Claude Code uses its default Anthropic configuration.
Commands
Command
Keyboard Shortcut
Description
Claude Deepseek Switcher: Switch ModelCmd+Alt+M / Ctrl+Alt+MOpen the model picker
Claude Deepseek Switcher: Reset Deepseek API Key—
Delete the stored key and enter a new one
Extension Settings
Setting
Default
Description
claudeDeepseekSwitcher.currentModelclaudeThe currently active model (claude or deepseek)
claudeDeepseekSwitcher.claudeModelclaude-sonnet-4-6Claude model variant label
claudeDeepseekSwitcher.deepseekModeldeepseek-chatDeepseek model variant label
claudeDeepseekSwitcher.statusBarAlignmentrightPosition of the status bar button (left or right)
Development
Press F5 in VS Code to launch the Extension Development Host and test the extension locally.
Privacy & Security
Your Deepseek API key is stored using VS Code's SecretStorage API and is never written to disk in plaintext
No telemetry or analytics of any kind are collected
Contributing
Issues and pull requests are welcome at github.com/shivam-agrawal/claude-deepseek-switcher .
License
MIT © Shivam Agrawal
