DeepSeek Claude Code Clone Hits 8,700 GitHub Stars as Developer Goes Viral

DeepSeek TUI, a Rust-based terminal coding agent for DeepSeek V4, went viral on GitHub and passed 8,700 stars in about a week.

The tool mirrors Claude Code with a DeepSeek-native workflow, including real-time reasoning display, large-context support, and multi-task agent modes.

Its rapid rise suggests strong developer demand for local, terminal-first AI coding tools.

The popularity also shows how new model capabilities are quickly spawning fast-moving open-source projects.