DeepSeek TUI v0.8.61

DeepSeek TUI is an open source terminal based coding agent designed for DeepSeek AI models. Unlike a simple chatbot, it can interact with your local workspace, execute shell commands, manage git operations, and assist with software development tasks directly from the command line.

The project is written in Rust and focuses on speed, low resource usage, and keyboard driven workflows. It is especially appealing for developers who spend most of their time in the terminal.

DeepSeek TUI is gaining attention among developers who prefer terminal based workflows and want direct access to AI powered coding tools without relying on heavy IDE integrations. Built around DeepSeek models, it transforms the terminal into an interactive coding assistant capable of editing files, running commands, and managing development workflows.

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DeepSeek TUI v0.8.61 Release Notes:

CodeWhale is the canonical project, command, npm package, and
release-asset name. The legacy npm package deepseek-tui is
deprecated and receives no further releases. Users coming from
v0.8.x legacy deepseek / deepseek-tui names should migrate
with docs/REBRAND.md.

Install

Recommended — npm (one command, both binaries)

bash
npm install -g codewhale
The wrapper downloads both binaries from this Release and places them in the same directory.

Docker / GHCR

bash
docker run --rm -it \
  -e DEEPSEEK_API_KEY="$DEEPSEEK_API_KEY" \
  -v ~/.deepseek:/home/codewhale/.deepseek \
  ghcr.io/hmbown/codewhale:v0.8.61
The image ships the codewhale dispatcher and codewhale-tui runtime. The latest tag is also updated on release.

Cargo (Linux / macOS)

bash
cargo install codewhale-cli codewhale-tui --locked
Both crates are required — codewhale-cli produces the codewhale dispatcher and codewhale-tui produces the interactive runtime that the dispatcher delegates to. Installing only one binary will fail at runtime with a MISSING_COMPANION_BINARY error.

Manual download — platform archives (recommended)

Each archive below contains both the codewhale dispatcher and codewhale-tui runtime, plus an install script:
  • Linux x64: codewhale-linux-x64.tar.gz | install.sh
  • Linux ARM64: codewhale-linux-arm64.tar.gz | install.sh
  • Linux RISC-V: codewhale-linux-riscv64.tar.gz | install.sh
  • macOS x64: codewhale-macos-x64.tar.gz | install.sh
  • macOS ARM: codewhale-macos-arm64.tar.gz | install.sh
  • Windows x64 (installer): CodeWhaleSetup.exe | NSIS setup
  • Windows x64: codewhale-windows-x64.zip | install.bat
  • Windows x64 (portable): codewhale-windows-x64-portable.zip | —
Unix (Linux / macOS): 
bash
tar xzf codewhale-.tar.gz
cd codewhale-
./install.sh
Windows:
  • For the installer path, run CodeWhaleSetup.exe; it installs both binaries under %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\CodeWhale\bin and adds that directory to the current-user PATH.
  • Extract codewhale-windows-x64.zip
  • Run install.bat (copies to %USERPROFILE%\bin)
  • Add %USERPROFILE%\bin to your PATH
The portable Windows archive skips the install script — extract and run from any directory. The NSIS installer is currently unsigned and may trigger Windows SmartScreen until a signing certificate is wired into the release pipeline. Each platform also has bare, unarchived binaries attached below (codewhale- and codewhale-tui-) — these are what the npm wrapper and the in-app codewhale update download, whereas the .tar.gz / .zip archives above are the recommended manual download and additionally bundle an install script. The legacy npm package deepseek-tui is deprecated and is not republished. For migration from v0.8.x legacy binary names, see docs/REBRAND.md.

Verify (recommended)

Download the checksum manifests from this Release and verify: 
bash

Linux — archive bundles

sha256sum -c codewhale-bundles-sha256.txt

Linux — individual binaries

sha256sum -c codewhale-artifacts-sha256.txt

macOS

shasum -a 256 -c codewhale-bundles-sha256.txt
shasum -a 256 -c codewhale-artifacts-sha256.txt

What's in v0.8.61

This release lands the runtime control plane for multi-agent work: the TUI stays responsive while sub-agents run, sub-agents converge toward fleet-style durable workers with per-role model routing, and provider/model routes are isolated per session. It also folds in several community contributions.

Added

  • WhaleFlow runtime foundations — worker runtime profiles (role / permissions / shell /
tools / model-route, with non-escalating child derivation), a cross-provider model registry with offline catalog hydration, and provider-readiness / context-budget / provider-adapter / resource-telemetry services. (#3217, #3071, #3072, #3073)
  • Per-role, heterogeneous-model sub-agent routing — sub-agents can be assigned a model and
provider per role (e.g. scout vs. synthesis; verifiers route to a fast model). (#2027, #1768)
  • Durable goal mode — cross-turn goal progress with token/time accounting and a
verifier-as-judge gate before a goal may complete. (#3215, #891, #1976, #2058, #2029)
  • Parent-visible worker interaction contract — a recommended action per worker. (#3226)
  • Maintainer GitHub workflow skills; ACP registry submission prepared. (#3192)
  • OpenAI-compatible /v1/chat/completions endpoint on the legacy app-server HTTP transport,
provider-neutral, with model registry resolution and configured-credential forwarding.

Changed

  • Sub-agents converge toward fleet-style durable workers — real worker lifecycle states are
projected to the sidebar instead of a hardcoded "running", and a sub-agent returns a structured needs-input checkpoint instead of parking. (#3226, #3096, #3154)
  • The per-turn runtime tag exposes capability posture instead of human-facing mode labels. (#3213)
  • Independent shell and verifier work defaults to background jobs with nonblocking waits and a
completion notification; blocking now requires an explicit wait. (#3212)
  • Sub-agent launches now expose explicit model_strength and thinking controls to the model
instead of hidden child-model auto-routing; explore work is documented as a good fit for faster models and thinking: "off".
  • Plan mode is strictly read-only (no shell tools), consistent with its runtime posture.
  • /swarm is gated behind the durable worker substrate. (#3218)
  • Legacy deepseek install/update path resolves to codewhale. (#2960, #2924, #2917)

Fixed

  • TUI freeze when multiple sub-agents spawn (launch blocker) — the terminal input pump runs
off the render thread, AgentProgress events are coalesced, and sub-agents no longer park on input with no orchestrator to answer; a six-worker stress test guards input/render/cancel liveness. (#3216, #3096)
  • Idle sub-agent completion notifications now resume the parent turn instead of waiting for a
later user message; thanks @giovanni-paolilla for the deadlock report (#3266).
  • Provider/model route isolation — provider and model state is session-local, and a
mismatched provider+model tuple is rejected at the route boundary. (#3227)
  • Route-effective context-window metadata, over-limit preflight, and bounded recovery from
context_length_exceeded instead of re-looping. (#3204)
  • Synchronous tools (file_search, grep_files, list_dir) are cancellable and no longer hold
a turn open against cancellation. (#1791)
  • MCP stdio proxy startup prompts no longer strand YOLO / non-interactive runs. (#2475)
  • Stalled / failed background-shell recovery; configurable sub-agent API timeout. (#1737, #1786, #1806)
  • Composer: reliable queued steering + Ctrl+S send (#3203, #3224); footer busy/idle indicator
(#2982); CJK word-wrap (#963); clickable sidebar stop targets (#3028); live token throughput (#3190); auto-expiring terminal sub-agent cards (#3078).
  • Linux glibc preflight in the installer/update path with a clear error. (#3207, #1067)
  • Self-update retries transient GitHub metadata/asset failures and falls back from the GitHub
REST API to the public releases/latest redirect before constructing release asset URLs. (#3232)
  • Provider picker lists providers in neutral alphabetical order instead of hard-coding DeepSeek first; the active provider stays pre-selected. (#3076)
  • Work sidebar no longer shows stale phase now: / phase next: strategy rows once the checklist
is 100% complete.
  • Plan mode no longer shortcuts investigation for requests that name a repository, URL, version,
release, build state, benchmark, bug, PR, issue, API surface, or local code path.
  • Oversized pasted text stays editable in the composer, with a file backup appended at submit
time for model access; thanks @idling11 (#3267, closes #3263).
  • Bare digit keys 1-8 now insert text instead of firing hotbar slots; use Alt+digit for
hotbar actions. Thanks @wjq2026 for the report and @DieMoe233 for the paste-path note (#3243).
  • Kimi/Moonshot tool schemas normalize empty function parameters to a root object schema; thanks
@jghwwnq for the provider repro (#3265).
  • Novita defaults to its OpenAI-compatible /openai/v1 endpoint so chat completions no longer
404 out of the box; thanks @buko for the report and endpoint verification (#3255).
  • Dependency security: ws pinned to 8.21.0 across npm packages to close remote memory-exhaustion
DoS (dependabot).

Community contributions

  • Non-DeepSeek model pricing — thanks @mvanhorn (#3201)
  • Telegram polling transport — thanks @cyq1017 (#3195)
  • Mobile event history — thanks @RobertEmprechtinger (#3220)
  • Runtime-API session save — thanks @gaord (#3199)
  • Whale-accent rename — thanks @nightt5879 (#3197)
  • DEEPSEEK_BASE_URL / MODEL honored in exec — thanks @hongchen1993 (#3221)
  • VS Code read-only API documentation — thanks @cyq1017 (#3013)
  • Atomic ask-only permission rule persistence — thanks @greyfreedom (#3233)
  • DeepInfra provider support and release-surface follow-through — thanks @idling11 (#3235, closes #3231) and @nightt5879 (#3236)
  • Editable oversized paste composer flow — thanks @idling11 (#3267, closes #3263)
  • WeChat bridge (integrations/weixin-bridge via Feishu + Tencent OpenClaw) — thanks @VincentCorleone (#3206)
  • Config robustness: atomic permission-rule save, one-time config .bak backup before the first changed write, CODEWHALE_HOME as primary config home, and accepting the dispatcher-written config shape (camelCase aliases + [features.enabled] table) so legacy/dual-written configs parse cleanly
  • Dependency/CI bumps: docker login/qemu actions, softprops gh-release, download-artifact, vitest, @opennextjs/cloudflare, form-data, js-yaml, dompurify, ws
Contributor credits for this release live in the changelog entry above — thank you to everyone whose reports, PRs, reviews, and reproductions shaped it. See CHANGELOG.md for full notes and docs/CHANGELOG_ARCHIVE.md for older releases.

Key Features of DeepSeek TUI

  • Terminal Native Workflow
    DeepSeek TUI operates entirely within the terminal, allowing developers to work without switching between browser windows or external interfaces.

  • AI Assisted Coding
    The assistant can read and edit files, generate code, explain logic, and help automate development tasks.

  • Shell Command Execution
    It supports running terminal commands directly through the interface, streamlining development workflows.

  • Git Integration
    Developers can manage repositories, review changes, and handle version control related tasks from inside the tool.

  • Multiple Work Modes
    DeepSeek TUI includes modes like Plan, Agent, and YOLO, offering different levels of automation and approval control.

  • Large Context Handling
    The tool is built around DeepSeek V4 capabilities, including support for extremely large context windows that help with understanding bigger codebases.

User Experience

DeepSeek TUI is designed for developers comfortable with terminal environments. The interface is keyboard focused and efficient, though beginners may need time to adapt.

The workflow feels closer to tools like Claude Code or Codex style assistants rather than traditional chat applications. Community feedback on Reddit and GitHub discussions highlights its speed and practical coding workflow.

Performance and Compatibility

Because it is written in Rust, DeepSeek TUI is lightweight and responsive. It supports Linux, macOS, and Windows, with installation available through npm, Cargo, or direct binaries.

Performance depends heavily on the connected DeepSeek models and API configuration, but the local interface itself remains fast and efficient.

Pros

  • Fast terminal native workflow

  • AI powered coding and automation

  • Lightweight Rust based architecture

  • Supports file editing and shell execution

  • Open source and actively developed

Cons

  • Requires familiarity with terminal workflows

  • Depends on external AI APIs

  • Advanced automation modes may feel risky for inexperienced users

DeepSeek TUI is ideal for developers, DevOps engineers, and terminal focused power users who want AI assistance integrated directly into their command line workflow. It is especially attractive for users seeking a lightweight alternative to browser based AI coding tools.

DeepSeek TUI combines AI coding assistance with the efficiency of terminal workflows. Its fast performance, flexible automation, and developer focused design make it one of the most interesting open source AI terminal tools currently gaining traction.

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