Description
When running the downloaded release binary deepseek-macos-arm64 on macOS
(Apple Silicon), the CLI immediately errors out because it cannot find a
required companion binary deepseek-tui.
Steps to reproduce
- Download the release binary deepseek-macos-arm64 from the GitHub Releases
page
- Make it executable: chmod +x deepseek-macos-arm64
- Run: ./deepseek-macos-arm64
Expected behavior
The CLI launches successfully and enters the TUI interface.
Actual behavior
The following error is printed and the process exits immediately:
error: deepseek-tui binary not found at /path/to/deepseek-tui.
Build workspace default members to install it, or set DEEPSEEK_TUI_BIN to its
absolute path.
Environment
- OS: macOS 15 (Darwin 25.3.0, Apple Silicon arm64)
- DeepSeek CLI version: deepseek-macos-arm64 (downloaded from Releases)
- Model: N/A (cannot launch)
- Shell: zsh
Logs or screenshots
error: deepseek-tui binary not found at
/Users/mac/project/githubclone/dstui/deepseek-tui.
Build workspace default members to install it, or set DEEPSEEK_TUI_BIN to its
absolute path.
Description
When running the downloaded release binary deepseek-macos-arm64 on macOS
(Apple Silicon), the CLI immediately errors out because it cannot find a
required companion binary deepseek-tui.
Steps to reproduce
page
Expected behavior
The CLI launches successfully and enters the TUI interface.
Actual behavior
The following error is printed and the process exits immediately:
error: deepseek-tui binary not found at /path/to/deepseek-tui.
Build workspace default members to install it, or set DEEPSEEK_TUI_BIN to its
absolute path.
Environment
Logs or screenshots
error: deepseek-tui binary not found at
/Users/mac/project/githubclone/dstui/deepseek-tui.
Build workspace default members to install it, or set DEEPSEEK_TUI_BIN to its
absolute path.