diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index c7774d1..2f38a74 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -15,3 +15,13 @@ SESSION_SECRET=placeholder-session-secret-change-me
 # same engine as t2sTelegramBot). Used for newly created streamers; each
 # streamer's own voice is stored in the database and can be changed later.
 TTS_VOICE=ru-RU-DmitryNeural
+
+# Optional: DeepSeek API key (https://platform.deepseek.com) for the "AI reply"
+# checkbox on the viewer send page. If unset, the feature silently no-ops even
+# if a viewer checks the box. The system prompt used is in ai-prompt.txt.
+DEEPSEEK_API_KEY=
+
+# Voice used for AI replies specifically, deliberately different from a
+# streamer's own TTS_VOICE so listeners can tell an AI reply apart from a
+# human viewer's message.
+AI_VOICE=ru-RU-SvetlanaNeural
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 583a3e1..14bc2cc 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ WORKDIR /app
 COPY package.json package-lock.json* ./
 RUN npm ci --omit=dev
 
-COPY server.js db.js ./
+COPY server.js db.js ai-prompt.txt ./
 COPY public ./public
 
 EXPOSE 3000
diff --git a/ai-prompt.txt b/ai-prompt.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..670d42f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ai-prompt.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Ты дружелюбный ИИ-ассистент в чате стрима. Тебе присылают сообщение зрителя,
+адресованное стримеру. Отвечай коротко (1-3 предложения), живо и по делу —
+твой ответ будет прочитан вслух на стриме и показан на экране, поэтому не
+пиши длинных текстов, списков или markdown-разметки.
+При этом старайся шутить. 
diff --git a/public/send.html b/public/send.html
index 6160adf..fd8d32a 100644
--- a/public/send.html
+++ b/public/send.html
@@ -71,6 +71,18 @@
     color: #888;
     min-height: 20px;
   }
+  .checkbox-row {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 6px;
+    margin-top: 10px;
+    font-size: 14px;
+  }
+  .checkbox-row label {
+    display: inline;
+    margin-bottom: 0;
+    color: inherit;
+  }
   #hidden-until-login {
     display: none;
   }
@@ -94,7 +106,12 @@
   <input id="display-name" type="text" maxlength="60" placeholder="Имя..." />
 
   <textarea id="message" placeholder="Текст для стрима..." maxlength="500"></textarea>
-  <br />
+
+  <div class="checkbox-row">
+    <input id="ai-reply" type="checkbox" />
+    <label for="ai-reply">Получить ответ от ИИ 🤖</label>
+  </div>
+
   <button id="send">Отправить</button>
   <div id="status"></div>
 </div>
diff --git a/public/send.js b/public/send.js
index dfca437..7916ab0 100644
--- a/public/send.js
+++ b/public/send.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const userName = document.getElementById('user-name');
 const logoutBtn = document.getElementById('logout');
 const displayNameInput = document.getElementById('display-name');
 const messageInput = document.getElementById('message');
+const aiReplyCheckbox = document.getElementById('ai-reply');
 const sendBtn = document.getElementById('send');
 const statusEl = document.getElementById('status');
 
@@ -74,7 +75,8 @@ sendBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
   const text = messageInput.value.trim();
   if (!text) return;
   const name = displayNameInput.value.trim();
-  socket.emit('send_message', { token, text, name });
+  const aiReply = aiReplyCheckbox.checked;
+  socket.emit('send_message', { token, text, name, aiReply });
   messageInput.value = '';
   statusEl.textContent = 'Отправлено';
   setTimeout(() => { statusEl.textContent = ''; }, 1500);
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index ed19d9c..f62837e 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 require('dotenv').config();
 
+const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 const express = require('express');
 const session = require('express-session');
@@ -21,6 +22,10 @@ const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;
 const GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID = process.env.GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID;
 const SESSION_SECRET = process.env.SESSION_SECRET;
 const DEFAULT_TTS_VOICE = process.env.TTS_VOICE || 'ru-RU-DmitryNeural';
+const DEEPSEEK_API_KEY = process.env.DEEPSEEK_API_KEY;
+const AI_VOICE = process.env.AI_VOICE || 'ru-RU-SvetlanaNeural';
+const AI_PROMPT_PATH = path.join(__dirname, 'ai-prompt.txt');
+const FALLBACK_AI_PROMPT = 'Ты дружелюбный ИИ-ассистент в чате стрима. Отвечай коротко и по делу.';
 
 if (!GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID) {
   console.error('Missing GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID in .env (see .env.example)');
@@ -177,6 +182,40 @@ function synthesizeSpeech(text, voice) {
   });
 }
 
+function getAiSystemPrompt() {
+  try {
+    const content = fs.readFileSync(AI_PROMPT_PATH, 'utf8').trim();
+    return content || FALLBACK_AI_PROMPT;
+  } catch {
+    return FALLBACK_AI_PROMPT;
+  }
+}
+
+async function getAiReply(text) {
+  const res = await fetch('https://api.deepseek.com/chat/completions', {
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: {
+      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+      Authorization: `Bearer ${DEEPSEEK_API_KEY}`,
+    },
+    body: JSON.stringify({
+      model: 'deepseek-chat',
+      messages: [
+        { role: 'system', content: getAiSystemPrompt() },
+        { role: 'user', content: text },
+      ],
+      max_tokens: 150,
+      temperature: 0.8,
+    }),
+  });
+
+  if (!res.ok) {
+    throw new Error(`DeepSeek API error: ${res.status} ${await res.text()}`);
+  }
+  const data = await res.json();
+  return data.choices[0].message.content.trim();
+}
+
 io.on('connection', (socket) => {
   const { role, token } = socket.handshake.query;
   const connectedUser = socket.request.session.user;
@@ -196,7 +235,7 @@ io.on('connection', (socket) => {
     console.log(`[socket] disconnected id=${socket.id} reason=${reason}`);
   });
 
-  socket.on('send_message', ({ token: senderToken, text, name } = {}) => {
+  socket.on('send_message', ({ token: senderToken, text, name, aiReply } = {}) => {
     const streamer = findStreamerBySenderToken(senderToken);
     if (!streamer) {
       socket.emit('send_error', 'Unknown link');
@@ -238,7 +277,7 @@ io.on('connection', (socket) => {
       // instead of waiting on the round trip to the TTS service. The overlay
       // queues messages and matches this to the right one by id, since it may
       // arrive before that message's turn to display.
-      synthesizeSpeech(message, streamer.tts_voice || DEFAULT_TTS_VOICE)
+      synthesizeSpeech(`Сообщение от ${displayName}. ${message}`, streamer.tts_voice || DEFAULT_TTS_VOICE)
         .then((audioBuffer) => {
           io.to(room).emit('display_audio', {
             id: messageId,
@@ -249,6 +288,36 @@ io.on('connection', (socket) => {
         .catch((err) => {
           console.error('[tts] synthesis failed:', err);
         });
+
+      if (aiReply && DEEPSEEK_API_KEY) {
+        getAiReply(message)
+          .then((replyText) => {
+            const aiMessageId = crypto.randomUUID();
+            console.log(`[ai] streamer=${streamer.id} id=${aiMessageId} reply="${replyText}"`);
+            io.to(room).emit('display_message', {
+              id: aiMessageId,
+              text: replyText,
+              from: '🤖 ИИ',
+              at: Date.now(),
+              durationMs: (streamer.display_duration_seconds || 10) * 1000,
+            });
+
+            synthesizeSpeech(`Ответ от ИИ. ${replyText}`, AI_VOICE)
+              .then((audioBuffer) => {
+                io.to(room).emit('display_audio', {
+                  id: aiMessageId,
+                  audio: audioBuffer.toString('base64'),
+                  mimeType: 'audio/mpeg',
+                });
+              })
+              .catch((err) => {
+                console.error('[tts] AI reply synthesis failed:', err);
+              });
+          })
+          .catch((err) => {
+            console.error('[ai] DeepSeek reply failed:', err);
+          });
+      }
     });
   });
 });