DeepSeek TUI developer signal: CodeWhale v0.8.50 is the new stable baseline, with `codewhale` and `.codewhale` now the setup path to teach

Accepted developer update

Today's safe publishable change belongs on the DeepSeek TUI track only. The other two tracked surfaces were checked again, but there was no stronger source-backed delta than the documentation already reflected on this site.

What changed upstream

• The maintained public CodeWhale surfaces now show v0.8.50 as the stable baseline as of June 3, 2026.
• The canonical command remains codewhale, with the older deepseek and deepseek-tui names still treated as transition shims rather than the primary install path.
• The current README/install guidance reinforces the modern persistence path: ~/.codewhale/config.toml for user config, project overlays under <workspace>/.codewhale/config.toml, and checksum-verified release artifacts for manual installs.
• The npm package is still only a wrapper/installer, not a Node-based runtime. It downloads the matching Rust binaries from GitHub Releases, which matters for developers who assume an npm install changes the runtime stack.

Why this matters for crawlable setup pages

1. The stable reference point should now be v0.8.50, not v0.8.49.
2. Setup pages should teach codewhale + .codewhale as the default path, while labeling .deepseek as compatibility-era baggage rather than the main recommendation.
3. Manual-download instructions should keep the SHA-256 verification step visible, because official release artifacts are now a first-class install path.

What we rejected today

• DeepSeek local development: the official DeepSeek V4 Flash model card still exposes the same maintained local baseline already covered on this site: Transformers, vLLM, SGLang, Docker Model Runner, and OpenAI-compatible curl validation. No stronger official Mac/local-runtime delta appeared today.
• DeepSeek in Claude Code / Cloud Code wording variants: the official DeepSeek Claude Code and Anthropic API docs still show the same environment-variable and model-mapping guidance already published here. No clearly newer vendor change appeared today.
• Popularity-only signals: stars, generic chatter, or reposted install snippets were rejected unless they changed the reproducible setup contract.

Editorial takeaway

Today's public update belongs on the DeepSeek TUI guide, the dedicated /deepseek-tui landing page, and the news stream. It does not affect stocked plans, pricing cards, stock, or any purchasable inventory surface.

Sources checked

• CodeWhale website
• CodeWhale GitHub repository
• CodeWhale README
• CodeWhale install docs
• DeepSeek official Claude Code integration guide
• DeepSeek Anthropic API guide
• DeepSeek V4 Flash model card