DEDUPEDWho it is forDeveloper who likes Codex or Claude Code but wants to try a cheaper model for everyday edits
The problemEach agent stores its model, keys and base URL in its own file and format, so trying another model means editing configs by hand.
The outcomeOne of your installed agents answers on the model you picked, chosen from a searchable list, with its config rewritten safely.
What you need first
- macOS, Windows, Linux, Docker or Termux
- At least one coding agent already installed (for example Claude Code, Codex or Gemini CLI)
- At least one provider: an API key, a local model server, or a signed-in subscription such as Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini or Grok
- Bun is downloaded automatically the first time a plugin needs it
Steps
- Download the app from usemagpie.ai, or run: curl -fsSL https://usemagpie.ai/install.sh | sh
- Run: magpie provider add deepseek sk-<your-key>
- Run: magpie codex moonshot/kimi-k2.5 (or: magpie claude deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro)
- Start a new agent session and ask it to explain a file in your repo
Prompt for your agent
Install yetone/magpie, add a DeepSeek provider with the key in <DEEPSEEK_KEY_ENV_VAR>, then point Claude Code at deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro. Show me the command output, and verify by starting a new session that it is now on the new model.
Caveat. Changes apply to new agent sessions, not one already running. Preset names like deepseek are used in the README examples; confirm the exact model IDs in your picker.
About magpie
A menu bar app to pair any coding agent with any model, like Codex on DeepSeek. Part of this week's top 10 repos: ranked #9 on Repo Radar. View yetone/magpie on GitHub.
More with magpie
- Send quick questions to a cheap model and hard tasks to a strong one Use intent routing so a small model reads each turn and picks the model that fits it.
- Keep coding when one account hits its rate limit Group several accounts or models so the gateway quietly moves to the next one when a quota runs out.
- Point any base-URL tool at one local gateway Aim scripts and apps that take an OpenAI, Anthropic or Gemini base URL at magpie's local address.
- Use a plan you already pay for inside other agents Let OpenCode or Gemini CLI run on the ChatGPT, Claude or Copilot subscription you are already signed in to.
- Switch every agent's model setup with one named profile Save a Budget or Focus profile and flip all your agents between them in one move.
- Move your existing provider setup into one app Import providers from CC Switch, Claude Code, Codex or Alma instead of re-entering every key.
- Add a model login through an npm plugin Install an OpenCode or pi plugin so a sign-in flow becomes a usable provider for your agents.
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