How to use DeepSeek Bot: what you can do with it

4 use cases

• Add a remembering AI teammate to a Slack channel

  Mention the bot in Slack and ask what was decided last week; it searches its threads and answers in place.

  • REPO rlaope/deepseek-bot
  • Work and operations
  • Intermediate
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  Using the repo rlaope/deepseek-bot on a Mac with Node.js 22+, install it with the README's curl command, connect Slack with `dsh gateway setup`, and confirm with `dsh gateway status`. Then ask the bot in <channel-name> what was decided about <topic> last week; the expected output is a thread reply that quotes or points to the earlier message. Verify that the reply appears only in the channel where you asked.

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• Get docx, xlsx or pptx reports drafted in chat

  Ask the bot for a report and receive the file uploaded into the conversation, ready to edit.

  • REPO rlaope/deepseek-bot
  • Work and operations
  • Intermediate
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  Using the repo rlaope/deepseek-bot on a Mac with Node.js 22+, install it with the README's curl command and start the terminal chat with `dsh`. Ask it to draft a <docx|xlsx|pptx> report on <topic>; the expected output is a file uploaded into the conversation. Verify that the file opens and that its contents match the topic you asked for.

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• Set a watch or reminder that the bot sends first

  Tell the bot to watch for a change or remind you on a day, and it messages you when that happens.

  • REPO rlaope/deepseek-bot
  • Work and operations
  • Intermediate
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  Using the repo rlaope/deepseek-bot on a Mac with Node.js 22+, install it with the README's curl command and connect a messenger with `dsh gateway setup`. Send the bot a direct message saying "Tell me when this changes" with <page-url>; the expected output is a confirmation that a watch exists and a message from the bot when the page changes. Verify the watch by checking that the bot confirms it in the same thread.

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• Have the bot read a link or image you send it

  Send the bot a web page or screenshot and get a plain read of what it says, from any messenger it is connected to.

  • REPO rlaope/deepseek-bot
  • Work and operations
  • Intermediate
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  Using the repo rlaope/deepseek-bot on a Mac with Node.js 22+, install it with the README's curl command and connect a messenger with `dsh gateway setup`. Send the bot a direct message with <page-url> and ask for the main points; the expected output is a reply in the same thread summarizing the page. Verify that the summary matches the page's actual content by opening the link yourself.

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Quick start with DeepSeek Bot

1. Check you have what it needs: A Mac running macOS, since the installer and services are macOS only; Node.js 22+; The DeepSeek Harness app, which the installer can download for you.
2. Open rlaope/deepseek-bot on GitHub and read the README and license.
3. Run curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rlaope/deepseek-bot/master/install.sh | bash in a macOS terminal.
4. Run dsh gateway setup, choose Slack with ↑↓ and Enter, and paste the token when asked.
5. Run dsh gateway status to confirm the bot is up.
6. In a Slack channel, mention the bot and ask what was decided about a topic last week.

These steps come from our top use case, Add a remembering AI teammate to a Slack channel, which also has a copy-paste agent prompt.

Using the Deduped MCP, get the setup steps for rlaope/deepseek-bot

claude mcp add --transport http deduped https://dedupedai.com/mcp

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About this repo

• Who it is forWritten for macOS users who want an always-on assistant in their team messenger and hold their own DeepSeek key and bot tokens.
• Why it is hot69 stars, launched 20 days ago, picked up by one AI source we track
• LanguageTypeScript
• Sourcegithub.com/rlaope/deepseek-bot · Back to Hot repos

Requirements

• A Mac running macOS, since the installer and services are macOS only
• Node.js 22+
• The DeepSeek Harness app, which the installer can download for you
• A DeepSeek API key, or a key the harness already has
• A bot token from Slack, Telegram or Discord

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