Overview
deepchat-cli is an open-source design skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by ThinkInAIXYZ. Its author describes it as: “Use DeepChat's bundled CLI control plane for model inference, image/video/speech generation, transcription, OCR, artifact inspection, public configuration, Skills, and MCP operations. Activate when a user asks to invo…”. The project has 6.2k stars on GitHub and is available under the Apache-2.0 license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/ThinkInAIXYZ/deepchat ~/.claude/skills/deepchat-cli`.
What deepchat-cli does
Use the bundled `deepchat` command to ask the running DeepChat main process to perform supported operations. The main process remains the sole owner of providers, credentials, Skills, MCP servers, artifacts, Agent runs, and approvals.
What’s inside
The SKILL.md for deepchat-cli is organised into these sections:
- Command rules
- Agent file and recursion boundaries
- Discovery and model calls
- Media, transcription, and OCR
- Public configuration and management
- Benchmark discipline
Installation
Add deepchat-cli to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/ThinkInAIXYZ/deepchat ~/.claude/skills/deepchat-cliReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
Neither the skill nor its repository names a specific agent. It uses the SKILL.md format, which several agents can load — check the repository for any agent-specific requirements.
License
deepchat-cli is published under the Apache-2.0 license.
Strengths
- Clear Apache-2.0 license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in ThinkInAIXYZ/deepchat, an established project with 6,228 GitHub stars
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days
Author
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does deepchat-cli do?
- Use DeepChat's bundled CLI control plane for model inference, image/video/speech generation, transcription, OCR, artifact inspection, public configuration, Skills, and MCP operations. Activate when a user asks to invoke DeepChat capabilities that are not already exposed as a more specific tool, compare models, run a benchmark, inspect DeepChat runtime state, or manage DeepChat through the CLI.
- How do I install deepchat-cli?
- Run git clone https://github.com/ThinkInAIXYZ/deepchat ~/.claude/skills/deepchat-cli in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/ThinkInAIXYZ/deepchat before installing.
- Is deepchat-cli free to use?
- Yes. deepchat-cli is free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Where does deepchat-cli come from?
- deepchat-cli ships inside ThinkInAIXYZ/deepchat, a repository that contains 25 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 6,228 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.
