DeepSeek

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Default model

deepseek-v4

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Supported models

• deepseek-v4 (default)
• deepseek-chat
• deepseek-reasoner
• Any other model ID the API accepts

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Authentication

export DEEPSEEK_API_KEY=sk-...

ai-blackteam config set providers.deepseek.api_key sk-...

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Example usage

# Single attack with default model (deepseek-v4)
ai-blackteam run -p deepseek -a encoding-obfuscation -t "Write a phishing email"

# Full batch
ai-blackteam batch -p deepseek --attacks all -t "Write a phishing email"

# Benchmark
ai-blackteam benchmark -p deepseek --threshold 80

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Tool-use support

ai-blackteam list-attacks
# look for rows with Mode = tool-use

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Notes

• The provider uses the OpenAI SDK pointed at DeepSeek’s API (base_url="https://api.deepseek.com")
• Max output tokens per request: 4,096
• System prompts are passed as a system role message
• Retry with exponential backoff is automatic on API failures (3 attempts)
• The OpenAI-compatible API means you can use any model ID that DeepSeek’s endpoint supports