# aattaran/deepclaude

Use Claude Code's autonomous agent loop with DeepSeek V4 Pro, OpenRouter, or any Anthropic-compatible backend. Same UX, 17x cheaper.

Repository: https://github.com/aattaran/deepclaude
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/aattaran-deepclaude
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-07-23T23:27:28+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 56/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 35, longevity 8
- inputs: {"age_days": 122, "days_push": 41, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, young
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2254, forks 156 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:31.125736+00:00)

## What it is
A shell/PowerScript wrapper that launches Claude Code's autonomous coding agent loop backed by cheaper Anthropic-compatible LLM providers like DeepSeek V4 Pro or OpenRouter. It sets per-session environment variables to redirect API calls, then restores original settings on exit.

## Use cases
- run claude code with deepseek instead of anthropic
- reduce claude code api costs
- switch llm backend for claude code mid-session
- use openrouter with claude code
- compare llm provider pricing and latency
- use claude code agent loop with any anthropic-compatible api

## When to choose
- you want Claude Code's agent UX but with a cheaper model backend
- you already pay for Claude Code and want to cut token costs
- you want to benchmark or switch between LLM providers easily

## When to avoid
- you need Anthropic's frontier models for hardest tasks
- you don't use Claude Code or terminal coding agents
- you need a GUI or managed service rather than a shell script

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: llm-inference, agent-framework, cli, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, large-language-models
- platform: cli, cross-platform, windows
- tags: claude-code, deepseek, openrouter, llm-proxy, cost-optimization, coding-agent, shell-script, ai-agents, command-line, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- aattaran/deepclaude (main) score 56

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:31.125736+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:43:46.068563+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/aattaran/deepclaude (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:31.125736+00:00, sha bcff78d99073)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.