Hunter Bown
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DeepSeek TUI - Unofficial terminal UI + CLI for DeepSeek models. Features: - Interactive TUI with multiple modes (Normal, Plan, Agent, YOLO, RLM, Duo) - Comprehensive tool access with approval gating - File operations, shell execution, task management - Sub-agent system for parallel work - MCP integration for external tool servers - Session management and skills system - Cross-platform support (macOS, Linux, Windows) 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code)
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# RLM Mode
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RLM mode (“Recursive Language Model” mode) is DeepSeek CLI’s long-context workflow: it stores large context externally (Aleph-style external memory) and provides REPL-like tools to explore and query it without stuffing everything into the model’s context window.
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If you’re curious about the research inspiration and implementation notes, see:
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- `docs/rlm-paper.txt`
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- `docs/rlm_gap_analysis.md`
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## When To Use It
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RLM mode is best for:
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- “Analyze this large file / doc”
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- “Summarize the whole repository”
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- “Search for every occurrence of X and explain it”
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- Big pasted blocks of text
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The UI may auto-switch to RLM for large file requests, “largest file”, explicit “RLM” requests, and large pastes.
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## How To Use It
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### Switch modes
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- Press `Tab` until you reach **RLM**
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- Or type `/rlm` (or `/aleph`) to jump directly into RLM mode
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### Load context
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In RLM mode, `/load` loads external context (in other modes, `/load` loads a saved chat JSON):
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```text
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/load @path/to/file.rs
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```
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`@path` is workspace-relative.
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### Inspect and query
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- `/status` shows which contexts are loaded and basic usage totals.
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- `/repl` toggles expression input mode.
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Typical REPL helpers include:
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- `lines(1, 80)` (show a slice of the context)
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- `search("pattern")`
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- `chunk(2000)` (create fixed-size chunks for later querying)
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Under the hood, the model uses tools like `rlm_load`, `rlm_exec`, `rlm_status`, and `rlm_query`.
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## Cost and Safety Notes
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- `rlm_query` can be expensive because it triggers additional model calls. Prefer batching related questions.
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- RLM mode auto-approves tools; keep `--workspace` scoped to the repo you want it to access.
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