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OpenCode Cold Start: DeepSeek V4 Flash Free in 5 Minutes

This is a bonus article for the “AI Path L1→L2 Upgrade Guide.” If you have not installed OpenCode yet, this guide gets you from zero to running. In Day 8 you learned about autonomous execution AI. The next step is actually installing the thing. OpenCode is an open-source AI coding assistant. It is free, supports multiple models, and has a skill system. Paired with OpenCode Zen, you can use tested models without setting up third-party API keys, including the free DeepSeek V4 Flash. ...

2026-07-06 · 4 min · Alex Wang