Integrate DeepSeek with Codex

A knowledge-graph walkthrough of configuring deepseek-v4-flash as the model provider for OpenAI Codex CLI, the ChatGPT desktop app, and the Codex VS Code extension — all sharing one config.toml.

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This knowledge graph infographic was generated from the DeepSeek API Docs page "Integrate with Codex". The source page was fetched in a rendered browser session (the Docusaurus site is client-rendered), transformed into an RDF-Turtle Knowledge Graph using the kg-generator skill, and rendered into this interactive infographic using the rdf-infographic-skill. The Knowledge Graph models the guide's config.toml field reference as a small lightweight ontology, its procedural setup flow as a schema:HowTo, and includes a 14-question FAQ and 12-term glossary derived entirely from the source content.

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Ontology

config.toml Field Reference🔗

Modeled as instances of two subclasses of the local ConfigField class — TopLevelConfigField for fields outside any provider section, and ModelProviderConfigField for fields inside [model_providers.deepseek].

FieldSectionDescription
Shared Configuration

Codex Clients Sharing config.toml🔗

CLI

Codex CLI

Entering a project directory and running codex shows the active model in its startup banner.

Desktop

ChatGPT desktop app

Model picker shows "Custom" (macOS) or "Custom"/"DeepSeek-V4-Flash" (Windows) when the config is in effect.

IDE

Codex IDE extension for VS Code

Shares the same config.toml as Codex CLI, requiring no separate configuration.

Supported Models

Supported DeepSeek Models🔗

deepseek-v4-flash

Currently supported for Codex integration.

deepseek-v4-pro

Expected to support Codex integration in early August 2026.

Procedure

Configure Codex to Use DeepSeek Models🔗

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions🔗

Glossary

Glossary🔗

Knowledge Graph

KG Explorer🔗

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