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Hunter Bown 84c55e9022 chore(release): bump version to 0.8.8
- Workspace `version = "0.8.8"` in root `Cargo.toml`.
- 31 internal `deepseek-*` path-dep version pins across the
  9 crates that declare them.
- `npm/deepseek-tui/package.json` `version` and
  `deepseekBinaryVersion` both updated.
- `Cargo.lock` regenerated for the new workspace version.
- `CHANGELOG.md` `[Unreleased]` heading promoted to
  `[0.8.8] - 2026-05-03`.

`scripts/release/check-versions.sh` reports the workspace, npm
wrapper, and lockfile all aligned. Pushing this to `main` should
fire `auto-tag.yml`, which creates the `v0.8.8` tag with
`RELEASE_TAG_PAT`. The tag triggers `release.yml` to build the
matrix and draft the GitHub Release. The npm wrapper publish
remains manual (npm 2FA OTP requirement).

What ships in v0.8.8
====================

The full polish stack already merged via PRs #514 (stabilization),
#515 (OSC 8 hyperlinks), #517 (inline diff render), #518 (user
memory MVP), #519 (foreground polish + per-project overlay +
security + Windows redraw fix), and #508 (Linux ARM64 prebuilts +
install docs). See `CHANGELOG.md` and the README "What's new in
v0.8.8" section for the full list.
2026-05-03 08:55:41 -05:00
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deepseek-tui

Install and run the deepseek and deepseek-tui binaries from GitHub release artifacts.

Install

npm install -g deepseek-tui
# or
pnpm add -g deepseek-tui

For project-local usage:

npm install deepseek-tui
npx deepseek-tui --help

postinstall downloads platform binaries into bin/downloads/ and exposes deepseek and deepseek-tui commands.

First run

deepseek login --api-key "YOUR_DEEPSEEK_API_KEY"
deepseek doctor
deepseek

The deepseek facade and deepseek-tui binary share ~/.deepseek/config.toml for DeepSeek auth and default model settings. Common TUI commands are available directly through the facade, including deepseek doctor, deepseek models, deepseek sessions, and deepseek resume --last.

The app talks to DeepSeek's documented OpenAI-compatible Chat Completions API. Set DEEPSEEK_BASE_URL only if you need the China endpoint or DeepSeek beta features such as strict tool mode, chat prefix completion, or FIM completion.

NVIDIA NIM-hosted DeepSeek V4 Pro is also supported:

deepseek auth set --provider nvidia-nim --api-key "YOUR_NVIDIA_API_KEY"
deepseek --provider nvidia-nim

For a single process, set DEEPSEEK_PROVIDER=nvidia-nim and NVIDIA_API_KEY or NVIDIA_NIM_API_KEY (with DEEPSEEK_API_KEY as a compatibility fallback). The NIM default model is deepseek-ai/deepseek-v4-pro and the default base URL is https://integrate.api.nvidia.com/v1. With --provider nvidia-nim, --model deepseek-v4-flash maps to deepseek-ai/deepseek-v4-flash.

Supported platforms

Prebuilt binaries for the GitHub release are downloaded automatically:

  • Linux x64
  • Linux arm64 (v0.8.8+)
  • macOS x64 / arm64
  • Windows x64

Other platform/architecture combinations (musl, riscv64, FreeBSD, …) aren't shipped as prebuilts. The postinstall will exit with a clear error pointing you at cargo install deepseek-tui-cli deepseek-tui --locked and the full docs/INSTALL.md build-from-source guide.

Configuration

  • Default binary version comes from deepseekBinaryVersion in package.json.
  • Set DEEPSEEK_TUI_VERSION or DEEPSEEK_VERSION to override the release version.
  • Set DEEPSEEK_TUI_GITHUB_REPO or DEEPSEEK_GITHUB_REPO to override the source repo (defaults to Hmbown/DeepSeek-TUI).
  • Set DEEPSEEK_TUI_FORCE_DOWNLOAD=1 to force download even when the cached binary is already present.
  • Set DEEPSEEK_TUI_DISABLE_INSTALL=1 to skip install-time download.
  • Set DEEPSEEK_TUI_OPTIONAL_INSTALL=1 to make the postinstall step warn and exit 0 on download/extract errors instead of failing npm install (useful in CI matrices).

Release integrity

  • npm publish runs a release-asset check to ensure all required binary assets exist for the target GitHub release before publishing.
  • Install-time downloads are verified against the release checksum manifest before the wrapper marks them executable.
  • Set DEEPSEEK_TUI_RELEASE_BASE_URL to point the installer at a local or staged release-asset directory for smoke tests.