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Overview

Continue can be deeply customized. For example you might:

  • Change your Model Provider. Continue allows you to choose your favorite or even add multiple model providers. This allows you to use different models for different tasks, or to try another model if you're not happy with the results from your current model. Continue supports all of the popular model providers, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft/Azure, Mistral, and more. You can even self host your own model provider if you'd like. Learn more about model providers.
  • Select different model providers for each Compose feature. Different Continue features can use different model providers. We call these model types. For example, you can use a different model provider for chat than you do for autocomplete. Learn more about model types .
  • Add a Context Provider. Context providers allow you to add information to your prompts, giving your LLM additional context to work with. Context providers allow you to reference snippets from your codebase, or lookup relevant documentation, or use a search engine to find information and much more. Learn more about context providers.
  • Create a Slash Command. Slash commands allow you to easily add custom functionality to Continue. You can use a slash command that allows you to generate a shell command from natural language, or perhaps generate a commit message, or create your own custom command to do whatever you want. Learn more about slash commands.
  • Call external tools and functions. Unchain your LLM with the power of Tools. You can call any external tool or function from your prompts. Currently only available with Anthropic. Learn more about Tools.

Whatever you choose, you'll probably start by editing config.json.

Editing config.json​

Most custom configuration is done by editing config.json. This file is a JSON file that allows you to customize Continue to your liking. It is found at:

  • MacOS and Linux: ~/.continue/config.json
  • Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.continue\config.json

You can easily access config.json from the Continue Chat sidebar. Open the sidebar by pressing cmd/ctrl + L (VS Code) or cmd/ctrl + J (JetBrains) and click the "gear" icon in the bottom right corner.

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When editing this file, you can see the available options suggested as you type, or you can check the full reference.

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config.json is created the first time you use Continue. If you'd like to reset your configuration to the default, you can delete this file and Continue will automatically recreate it with the default settings.

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When you save config.json, Continue will automatically refresh to take into account your changes.

Per-workspace configuration​

If you'd like to scope certain settings to a particular workspace, you can add a .continuerc.json to the root of your project. It has the same definition as config.json, and will automatically be applied on top of the local config.json.

Programmatic configuration​

config.json can handle the vast majority of necessary configuration, so we recommend using it whenever possible. However, if you need to programmatically configure Continue, you can use config.ts, which is located at ~/.continue/config.ts (MacOS / Linux) or %USERPROFILE%\.continue\config.ts (Windows).

For examples of how to use config.ts, see writing custom slash commands or writing custom context providers.