cursor / setup · ~2 minutes

Use DeepSeek V3.2 in Cursor — 3 steps

Takes less than 2 minutes. Works in Cursor stable + Nightly.

01 / three steps

Open Cursor, paste two values, done

Cursor accepts any OpenAI-compatible base URL. We pin the model to deepseek-v3.2 server-side — no surprises.

STEP / 01

Open Cursor → Settings → Models

Scroll to "OpenAI API Key" and toggle "Override OpenAI Base URL".

Cursor → Settings → Models → Override OpenAI Base URL

STEP / 02

Paste our base URL

This routes your IDE through our gateway, straight to DeepSeek International.

https://api.mikancloud.com/v1

STEP / 03

Paste your Mikan API key and add the model

Create the key in your dashboard, paste it, then type deepseek-v3.2 as the custom model name. Verify with any prompt.

API Key: sk-mk-******************** Model Name: deepseek-v3.2

what you'll see in Cursorsettings · models

Cursor · Settings

OpenAI API Key

Override OpenAI Base URL

Base URL

https://api.mikancloud.com/v1

1 · paste

OpenAI API Key

sk-mk-a9f3...d2b7

2 · paste

Custom model name

deepseek-v3.2

3 · paste

Cursor ready · click Verify to test

↳ Illustrative. Real Cursor settings look nearly identical — the exact labels may shift with Cursor versions, but the three fields are the ones that matter.

02 / verify

Verify with curl

If curl works, Cursor will work. If curl fails, check the four most common errors on the right.

curl · https://api.mikancloud.com/v1

curl https://api.mikancloud.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MIKAN_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "deepseek-v3.2",
    "messages": [
      {"role": "user", "content": "ping"}
    ]
  }'

Most common setup errors

401 · API key missing, mistyped, or revoked.
400 · Model name is not exactly deepseek-v3.2.
402 · Wallet balance below $0.01 — top up.
429 · Too many requests per minute on this key — wait or split keys.

Full error reference →