GETTING DEEPSEEK-OCR WORKING ON AN NVIDIA SPARK VIA BRUTE FORCE USING CLAUDE CODE

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Claude Code can be used to get DeepSeek-OCR running on an NVIDIA Spark by automating the process within a Docker sandbox. Initially, Claude Code struggled to do this due to PyTorch and CUDA compatibility issues, but after being suggested different PyTorch versions, Claude Code found a compatible version and completed the task. Claude Code generated notes, scripts, and documentation, including a performance comparison of different prompts for OCR.