The short version
Open-source AI CLI coding assistant tuned for DeepSeek.
From the HackerLinks archive
Cecli
Open-source AI CLI coding assistant tuned for DeepSeek.
At a glance:
First seen:2026-05-02
Last seen:2026-05-02
Times seen:1
Website:cecli.dev
Why it caught our attention
It was mentioned positively as a useful companion tool in the DeepSeek thread.
Where it surfaced on Hacker News
2026-05-02
Editorial paraphrase
A commenter said they are involved in Cecli, described it as designed to work well with DeepSeek, and called it efficient for agentic programming on a budget.
Original threadDeepSeek V4—almost on the frontier
Also surfaced in this discussion
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