Mission#

Maxime obtains a DeepSeek API key and stores it in the OpenClaw env file. This is a manual step — agents can't sign Maxime up.

Steps#

1. Sign up / log in at https://platform.deepseek.com.
2. Top up at least USD 1 of credit (DeepSeek requires a balance even for cheap calls).
3. Create a new API key in the dashboard. Name it openclaw-home or similar so it's identifiable.
4. Append the key to ~/.openclaw/.env:

   DEEPSEEK_API_KEY=sk-...
   

5. Tell Robbie when done so he can move t-054 forward.

Acceptance criteria#

• API key visible in ~/.openclaw/.env as DEEPSEEK_API_KEY=...
• Key is NOT in any committed file (check git status in workspace + mission-control + ~/.openclaw if it's tracked anywhere)
• cat ~/.openclaw/.env | grep DEEPSEEK_API_KEY | wc -l returns 1

Notes#

• Pricing reference (subject to change): deepseek-chat is around $0.27 / 1M input tokens (cache miss) and $1.10 / 1M output. deepseek-reasoner is more.
• If the key ever leaks, rotate it from the dashboard and update .env.