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Orca provides a coding agent built around the DeepSeek language model.
About blade-deepseek
Orca is a coding agent built around the DeepSeek language model and run from a terminal. Given a task, it reads code, edits files, runs commands, and checks the result. It keeps working until the task is done or it needs input from the user. Interactive work uses the terminal user interface, and scripts or CI jobs can use the headless orca exec command. Orca is written in Rust, runs locally, and is released under the MIT license.
Use requires a DeepSeek API key, set in the DEEPSEEK_API_KEY environment variable. Installation is available through npm or a native binary, with support for macOS, Linux, and Windows. Trusting a project lets Orca load that project's configuration, instructions, skills, agents, and workflows, but it does not enable or bypass the operating system sandbox. Pricing is not stated in the source.
Key features
- Interactive terminal user interface for working on tasks in a project
- Headless
orca execmode for scripts and CI pipelines - Optional verifier command run before a headless task finishes
- Resume or fork saved sessions from the command line
- File-defined subagents and persistent terminal output pages
- Opt-in shared ACP sessions on Unix, plus an ACP client mode
Best for: Developers who want a terminal-based coding agent built on DeepSeek models, especially for scripted or CI tasks.
Good for
- Runs locally and is released under the MIT license
- Offers a separate headless mode for scripts and CI
- Supports macOS, Linux, and Windows on ARM64 and x64 through npm
Watch out for
- Shared ACP sessions are available only on Unix and must be enabled
- Trusting a project does not enable or bypass the OS sandbox
- A minimal Linux system without the ca-certificates package cannot make any network request
blade-deepseek at a glance
- Category
- AI & Machine Learning › AI Coding Tools
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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blade-deepseek FAQ
How do I give Orca access to the DeepSeek model?
Set the DEEPSEEK_API_KEY environment variable to your key, for example with export DEEPSEEK_API_KEY=sk-... on Unix or $env:DEEPSEEK_API_KEY on Windows PowerShell.
What happens the first time I run Orca in a folder?
Orca asks whether to trust the folder or continue untrusted. Trusting lets it load the project's configuration, instructions, skills, agents, and workflows.
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