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Claude Code helper: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash reviews Claude's code for bugs and gives second opinions
Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.
Passed 3/3 checks · Runs on your computer
First: which AI do you use?
Pick your app and the steps appear below.
Works with Claude, with some setup first
You need a Deputy key (create it on the maker’s site) · Install Python (uv) on your computer first (one time) · Only the Claude desktop app (Windows or Mac), not the web or phone
One time only; it works for every server that needs Python (uv)
Open the maker’s site, sign up and create an API key for the next step. Check the maker’s site for pricing and free plans.
SettingsDeveloperEdit Config
{
"mcpServers": {
"deputy": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"deputy-cc",
"serve"
],
"env": {
"DEPUTY_PROVIDER": "your-value",
"DEEPINFRA_API_KEY": "your-value",
"XAI_API_KEY": "your-value",
"DEPUTY_MODE": "your-value",
"DEPUTY_THINKING": "your-value",
"DEPUTY_MODEL": "your-value",
"DEPUTY_BASE_URL": "your-value",
"DEPUTY_WORKSPACE": "your-value",
"DEPUTY_API_KEY": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Paste the key only into the app’s field, never into a chat or to anyone
Use Deputy and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing✓ If Claude says it is using Deputy or shows a Deputy tool in the answer, you are connected
Menu names checked against Anthropic’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version
ChatGPT cannot connect Deputy yet
Deputy runs on your computer, but ChatGPT can only connect servers that run on the web
A · Use an app that can connect Deputy
B · Others in Developer tools that work with ChatGPT
Picked from the most used in the same category, only ones that connect by address with no key
Works with Claude Code, with some setup first
You need a Deputy key (create it on the maker’s site) · Install Python (uv) on your computer first (one time)
One time only; it works for every server that needs Python (uv)
Open the maker’s site, sign up and create an API key for the next step. Check the maker’s site for pricing and free plans.
Mac: press Command+Space and type Terminal · Windows: open PowerShell
claude mcp add --scope user deputy --env DEPUTY_PROVIDER=your-value --env DEEPINFRA_API_KEY=your-value --env XAI_API_KEY=your-value --env DEPUTY_MODE=your-value --env DEPUTY_THINKING=your-value --env DEPUTY_MODEL=your-value --env DEPUTY_BASE_URL=your-value --env DEPUTY_WORKSPACE=your-value --env DEPUTY_API_KEY=your-value -- uvx deputy-cc serveReplace “your-value” with your key before pressing Enter
Paste the key only into the app’s field, never into a chat or to anyone
You should see Deputy listed as connected
Use Deputy and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing✓ If Claude Code says it is using Deputy or shows a Deputy tool in the answer, you are connected
Menu names checked against Anthropic’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version
Works with Cursor, with some setup first
You need a Deputy key (create it on the maker’s site) · Install Python (uv) on your computer first (one time)
One time only; it works for every server that needs Python (uv)
Open the maker’s site, sign up and create an API key for the next step. Check the maker’s site for pricing and free plans.
In the Deputy settings, DEPUTY_PROVIDER, DEEPINFRA_API_KEY, XAI_API_KEY, DEPUTY_MODE, DEPUTY_THINKING, DEPUTY_MODEL, DEPUTY_BASE_URL, DEPUTY_WORKSPACE, DEPUTY_API_KEY is empty; add your key and save
Paste the key only into the app’s field, never into a chat or to anyone
Use Deputy and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing✓ If Cursor says it is using Deputy or shows a Deputy tool in the answer, you are connected
Menu names checked against Cursor’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version
Works with VS Code, with some setup first
You need a Deputy key (create it on the maker’s site) · Install Python (uv) on your computer first (one time)
One time only; it works for every server that needs Python (uv)
Open the maker’s site, sign up and create an API key for the next step. Check the maker’s site for pricing and free plans.
In the Deputy settings, DEPUTY_PROVIDER, DEEPINFRA_API_KEY, XAI_API_KEY, DEPUTY_MODE, DEPUTY_THINKING, DEPUTY_MODEL, DEPUTY_BASE_URL, DEPUTY_WORKSPACE, DEPUTY_API_KEY is empty; add your key and save
Paste the key only into the app’s field, never into a chat or to anyone
Use Deputy and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing✓ If VS Code says it is using Deputy or shows a Deputy tool in the answer, you are connected
Menu names checked against VS Code’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version
Claude Code
claude mcp add --scope user deputy --env DEPUTY_PROVIDER=your-value --env DEEPINFRA_API_KEY=your-value --env XAI_API_KEY=your-value --env DEPUTY_MODE=your-value --env DEPUTY_THINKING=your-value --env DEPUTY_MODEL=your-value --env DEPUTY_BASE_URL=your-value --env DEPUTY_WORKSPACE=your-value --env DEPUTY_API_KEY=your-value -- uvx deputy-cc serveClaude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)
{
"mcpServers": {
"deputy": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"deputy-cc",
"serve"
],
"env": {
"DEPUTY_PROVIDER": "your-value",
"DEEPINFRA_API_KEY": "your-value",
"XAI_API_KEY": "your-value",
"DEPUTY_MODE": "your-value",
"DEPUTY_THINKING": "your-value",
"DEPUTY_MODEL": "your-value",
"DEPUTY_BASE_URL": "your-value",
"DEPUTY_WORKSPACE": "your-value",
"DEPUTY_API_KEY": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Cursor (~/.cursor/mcp.json)
{
"mcpServers": {
"deputy": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"deputy-cc",
"serve"
],
"env": {
"DEPUTY_PROVIDER": "your-value",
"DEEPINFRA_API_KEY": "your-value",
"XAI_API_KEY": "your-value",
"DEPUTY_MODE": "your-value",
"DEPUTY_THINKING": "your-value",
"DEPUTY_MODEL": "your-value",
"DEPUTY_BASE_URL": "your-value",
"DEPUTY_WORKSPACE": "your-value",
"DEPUTY_API_KEY": "your-value"
}
}
}
}VS Code (mcp.json)
{
"servers": {
"deputy": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"deputy-cc",
"serve"
],
"env": {
"DEPUTY_PROVIDER": "your-value",
"DEEPINFRA_API_KEY": "your-value",
"XAI_API_KEY": "your-value",
"DEPUTY_MODE": "your-value",
"DEPUTY_THINKING": "your-value",
"DEPUTY_MODEL": "your-value",
"DEPUTY_BASE_URL": "your-value",
"DEPUTY_WORKSPACE": "your-value",
"DEPUTY_API_KEY": "your-value"
}
}
}
}DEPUTY_PROVIDER envDEEPINFRA_API_KEY secret envXAI_API_KEY secret envDEPUTY_MODE envDEPUTY_THINKING envDEPUTY_MODEL envDEPUTY_BASE_URL envDEPUTY_WORKSPACE envDEPUTY_API_KEY secret envThese settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.
pypi: deputy-ccBased on how this server connects and on each app’s own docs, checked Nov 10, 2026.
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Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.
We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 12, 2026
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account alimohammadiamirhossein, which owns the repo
Code last changed 16 days ago
Uses MIT
This one runs on your computer; there is no internet endpoint
Runs on your computer and uses local settings instead
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It passed 3 of 3 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.
You need to fill in: DEEPINFRA_API_KEY, XAI_API_KEY, DEPUTY_API_KEY
It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).
The GitHub repo last changed 16 days ago, and the latest version (0.3.1) reached the registry 16 days ago.
Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Python (uv) on your computer.
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Deputy is a Claude Code plugin and MCP server that has a cheap model, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, review Claude's code for bugs and give second opinions, for under a cent each. Claude keeps writing the code.
A replay of one benchmark case. Deputy's findings, time and cost, the repro and the test run are real.
claude plugin marketplace add alimohammadiamirhossein/deputy
claude plugin install deputy@deputy
Inside Claude Code the same thing is /plugin marketplace add alimohammadiamirhossein/deputy. You need uv and a DeepInfra API key.
| Run | Time | Cost |
|---|---|---|
review: two reviewers check a change with a planted off-by-one bug (both caught it) | 27 s | $0.0011 |
consult: second opinions from 2 angles | 68 s | $0.0018 |
investigate: list a project's functions and their tests | 18 s | $0.0004 |
delegate: fix a bug, add 3 tests, run pytest until green | 46 s | $0.0006 |
Measured on a small demo project with thinking high. Reviews and second opinions now think at low by default, which makes them faster and cheaper (see the review benchmark below). On real projects, expect consult and review to stay under $0.01. Every result shows its real tokens and cost.
Four small Python tasks with hidden tests Claude never sees (bench/), one run each on Claude Opus 5.5, October 2026. These runs predate the faster reviews: reviewers then thought at high with no time limit, and the prompt asked Claude to review every task.
| Config | Hidden tests passed | Mean cost (Claude + Deputy) | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opus alone | 4/4 | $0.18 | 30 s |
Opus + /deputy:review | 4/4 | $0.31 ($0.30 + $0.013) | 3.7 min |
Opus + /deputy:delegate | 4/4 | $0.19 ($0.19 + $0.0015) | 76 s |
What this shows, and what it doesn't:
low and stop after 180 s, and Claude reviews only risky or large changes.review catch bugs, and how often does it cry wolf?Deputy's review on its own, without Claude, on 6 changes with a planted bug and 8 clean changes. Each planted bug has a clean twin, the same change done right. Five runs each with the default settings (bench/review_cases):
| Diffs | Reviews | Flagged | Flagged major or critical | Mean cost | Median time | Slowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planted bug | 30 | 30/30 caught | 30/30 | $0.0016 | 28 s | 59 s |
| Clean | 40 | 22/40 | 10/40 | $0.0039 | 80 s | 230 s |
low and stop after 180 s. With high thinking and no cap they caught the same bugs, but the median clean review took 160 s and the slowest 23 minutes.git diff does, and those findings went from 6 to 0.high thinking, no cap, first run.Claude (for example Opus 5.5) stays in charge and writes the code. Deputy adds four tools that run a much cheaper model as a helper inside your project:
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| `review` | Independent reviewers hunt for bugs in a risky or large change before Claude calls it done |
| `consult` | Second opinions from 2–4 angles at once, before Claude commits to a plan |
| `investigate` | Reads lots of code and returns file:line leads |
| `delegate` | Hands a coding task to the cheap model (off by default; on request, or in savings mode) |
| `stats` | Shows roughly how many tokens and dollars Deputy saved: this session, today, this week, all time |
Claude treats everything Deputy says as an unverified hint: it checks each finding against the code and keeps only what holds up.
Every result ends with a one-line estimate, for example from a real investigate run:
Savings (rough): this work would cost about $0.0082 on Claude Opus 5.5; Deputy did it for $0.0001. Saved about $0.0074 and 2.0k Claude Opus 5.5 tokens.
Ask Claude for stats, or run deputy stats, for totals. Reviews and second opinions are listed separately as extra checks, so they never inflate the savings. The estimate assumes your lead model would use about as many tokens, so treat it as an order of magnitude. Only numbers are stored, never code or prompts. Set your lead model with DEPUTY_LEAD_MODEL (opus, sonnet, haiku, fable or custom).
Use it for:
lean, balanced, partner or savings mode, when you want to save Claude tokens on larger jobs. On small tasks it saved nothing in the benchmark.Skip it for:
DEPUTY_BASE_URL (a local model works too).savings mode. Keep those with Claude.1. Get a DeepInfra API key (DeepInfra hosts DeepSeek's models in the US)
sk-di-) and copy it. Keep it private.You don't need a plan, a model purchase or a dedicated GPU. Pay-as-you-go credit is enough.
2. Install uv and the plugin
claude plugin marketplace add alimohammadiamirhossein/deputy
claude plugin install deputy@deputy
Claude Code asks for your DeepInfra key and stores it in your system's secure storage.
3. Restart Claude Code and try it
/deputy:review
/deputy:consult I plan to cache sessions in Redis. What am I missing? /deputy:investigate how does a request reach the database? /deputy:ds add input validation to the signup form, with tests
Or just work normally: Claude calls Deputy on its own when it pays off, and skips reviews on routine changes whose tests pass.
One command adds Deputy to the editor's MCP config (with a backup of the old file) and installs the playbook as a Cursor rule or Codex skill:
uvx --from git+https://github.com/alimohammadiamirhossein/deputy deputy setup cursor --project .
uvx --from git+https://github.com/alimohammadiamirhossein/deputy deputy setup codex
Set DEEPINFRA_API_KEY in your environment first, then restart the editor. Add --dry-run to see the changes without writing them. Ready-made files are in integrations/.
Grok instead of DeepSeek (experimental, not tested yet): Grok support follows xAI's documentation but has not been run with a real xAI key. If you try it, please tell us what worked and what didn't, even if it was just a one-word "works". Add --provider xai and set XAI_API_KEY (from console.x.ai) instead. Deputy then uses grok-4.3; set DEPUTY_MODEL to grok-build-0.1 (xAI's coding model) or grok-4.7 (its strongest). Grok costs about 10 times more per token than DeepSeek V4.1 Flash.
uvx --from git+https://github.com/alimohammadiamirhossein/deputy deputy setup cursor --project . --provider xai
Deputy is on PyPI as deputy-cc. Add a stdio MCP server that runs:
uvx deputy-cc serve
with DEEPINFRA_API_KEY set in its environment. Check your setup with uvx deputy-cc doctor.