# Vizards/deepseek-v4-for-copilot

Pick DeepSeek V4 from the Copilot Chat model picker — and keep everything else Copilot already gives you.

Repository: https://github.com/Vizards/deepseek-v4-for-copilot
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/deepseek-v4-for-copilot
Homepage: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Vizards.deepseek-v4-for-copilot
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-26T12:22:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 81/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 9
- inputs: {"age_days": 131, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 11, "gap_med": 4, "n_releases_24m": 16}
- flags: young
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1377, forks 137 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:33.450477+00:00)

## What it is
A VS Code extension that adds DeepSeek V4 Flash, Pro, and Flash Vision Exp models to the GitHub Copilot Chat model picker. It lets developers use their own DeepSeek API key while keeping Copilot's agent mode, tool calling, MCP, and UI intact.

## Use cases
- use deepseek models in github copilot chat
- bring your own api key to copilot
- keep copilot agent mode but run deepseek
- add deepseek to the copilot model picker
- send image attachments to deepseek in vscode
- use copilot tool calling with deepseek models

## When to choose
- you already pay for or use GitHub Copilot and want DeepSeek's price-performance
- you want to keep Copilot's agent mode, MCP, and chat UI rather than switching extensions
- you want BYOK billing directly with DeepSeek and key storage in the OS keychain
- you need image support via native vision or a vision proxy

## When to avoid
- you don't use VS Code or GitHub Copilot Chat
- you want a standalone DeepSeek chat client without Copilot
- you're unwilling to pay DeepSeek API costs directly
- you need models other than DeepSeek V4 variants

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: llm-inference, chatbot, agent-framework, mcp
- domain: developer-tools, large-language-models, text-editors
- platform: editor-plugin, cross-platform
- tags: vscode-extension, github-copilot, deepseek, byok, vision-proxy, model-picker, ai-agents

## Member repositories
- Vizards/deepseek-v4-for-copilot (main) score 81

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:33.450477+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 2026-08-30T04:40:25.109466+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Vizards/deepseek-v4-for-copilot (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:33.450477+00:00, sha 2f94749cc3b2)
  - homepage: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Vizards.deepseek-v4-for-copilot (fetched 2026-08-29T11:56:46.037712+00:00, sha 5871584836e4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.