DeepSeek

Connect DeepSeek to use powerful AI models for text generation and reasoning in your workflows.

How to set up DeepSeek

Authentication

DeepSeek uses API key authentication:

1. Sign up at deepseek.com
2. Navigate to API settings
3. Generate an API key
4. Copy the API key and paste it in Cargo when connecting

DeepSeek actions

Instruct

Generate text responses using DeepSeek’s AI models.

Required fields:

• Model: Select the DeepSeek model
• Prompt: Your instruction or question

Available models:

Model	Description
DeepSeek-V3	General-purpose chat model for diverse tasks
DeepSeek-R1	Advanced reasoning model with chain-of-thought capabilities

Advanced settings:

• System prompt: Set context for the model’s behavior
• Maximum tokens: Limit response length (1-8192, default 4096)
• Temperature: Control randomness (0-2, default 1)

Output options:

• Text: Plain text response
• JSON object: Structured JSON output

Use cases

• Lead research: Analyze and summarize information about prospects
• Email writing: Generate personalized sales outreach
• Data transformation: Convert data between formats
• Question answering: Build FAQ or support automation
• Analysis: Complex reasoning on business data

Model comparison

Feature	DeepSeek-V3	DeepSeek-R1
Speed	Faster	Slower
Best for	General tasks	Complex reasoning
Output	Direct answers	Step-by-step reasoning
Use when	Quick responses needed	Accuracy is critical

Best practices

• Use DeepSeek-V3 for straightforward generation tasks
• Use DeepSeek-R1 when you need the model to “show its work”
• Lower temperature (0.2-0.5) for factual, consistent outputs
• Higher temperature (0.7-1.0) for creative content
• Use JSON object output for structured data extraction
• Provide clear, specific system prompts for best results

Example prompts

Lead qualification:

Analyze this lead and determine if they match our ICP:
- Company: {{company_name}}
- Industry: {{industry}}
- Size: {{employee_count}}

Our ICP: B2B SaaS companies, 50-500 employees, in tech industry.

Respond with qualification status and reasoning.

Email personalization:

Write a cold email to {{first_name}} at {{company_name}}.
They are a {{job_title}} and their company {{recent_news}}.
Keep it under 100 words, casual tone, focus on {{value_prop}}.