diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 1328b838..97b1a7b7 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ GOOGLE_API_KEY=
 ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=
 XAI_API_KEY=
 OPENROUTER_API_KEY=
+DEEPSEEK_API_KEY=
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 34310010..b40cad08 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=...       # Anthropic (Claude)
 export XAI_API_KEY=...             # xAI (Grok)
 export OPENROUTER_API_KEY=...      # OpenRouter
 export ALPHA_VANTAGE_API_KEY=...   # Alpha Vantage
+export DEEPSEEK_API_KEY=...        # DeepSeek
 ```
 
 For local models, configure Ollama with `llm_provider: "ollama"` in your config.