Experimenting VS Code Extension by leveraging built-in browser functionality to provide an UI for interacting with DeepSeek & Ollama locally.
To run and debug extension
- Open the Run and Debug Panel (Cmd + Shift + D)
- Select Run Extension
- Click Start Debugging (F5)
- A new VS Code window (Extension Host) will open
- Set breakpoints as needed
- In Extension Host (Cmd + Shift + P), select Deep Seek Chat to open the UI
- (Cmd + Option + I) to open brownser devtool as needed for UI debugging
- Ask DeepSeek anything...
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