WorkBuddy/CodeBuddy

1. Install WorkBuddy/CodeBuddy

• Install and log in to WorkBuddy/CodeBuddy.
• Open your project directory at least once to allow the application to create local configuration directories.
• Go to the DeepSeek Platform to get your API Key.

2. Configure Local Models

Create or edit the user-level configuration file:

C:\Users\<your-username>\.codebuddy\models.json

If you only want the configuration to apply to a specific project, you can create a project-level configuration file:

<your-project>\.codebuddy\models.json

First, set your DeepSeek API Key as an environment variable:

setx DEEPSEEK_API_KEY "<your DeepSeek API Key>"

Then, write the following configuration into models.json:

{ 
  "models": [ 
    { 
      "id": "deepseek-v4-pro",
      "name": "DeepSeek V4 Pro",
      "vendor": "DeepSeek",
      "url": "https://api.deepseek.com/v1/chat/completions",
      "apiKey": "${DEEPSEEK_API_KEY}",
      "maxInputTokens": 128000,
      "maxOutputTokens": 8192,
      "supportsToolCall": true,
      "supportsImages": false,
      "relatedModels": { "lite": "deepseek-v4-flash", "reasoning": "deepseek-v4-pro" }
    },
    {
      "id": "deepseek-v4-flash",
      "name": "DeepSeek V4 Flash",
      "vendor": "DeepSeek",
      "url": "https://api.deepseek.com/v1/chat/completions",
      "apiKey": "${DEEPSEEK_API_KEY}",
      "maxInputTokens": 128000,
      "maxOutputTokens": 8192,
      "supportsToolCall": true,
      "supportsImages": false
    }
  ],
  "availableModels": [ "deepseek-v4-pro", "deepseek-v4-flash" ]
}

Save models.json as UTF-8 without BOM. Some desktop versions might fail to read local model configurations if the JSON file includes a UTF-8 BOM header.

3. Restart and Select the Model

Completely exit WorkBuddy/CodeBuddy and reopen it. In the model selector, choose DeepSeek V4 Pro or DeepSeek V4 Flash.