Master the two approaches to configuring AI assistants in Continue - choosing the right path for your development workflow
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file, you have complete control over every aspect of your AI assistant’s behavior, with all configuration stored directly on your machine.
config.yaml
into git alongside your code, ensuring reproducible environments~/.continue/config.yaml
%USERPROFILE%\.continue\config.yaml
config.yaml
file opens in your editorconfig.yaml
, Continue provides intelligent autocomplete for all available options. Save the file, and Continue automatically reloads your configuration—no restart required.
The first time you use Continue, it generates a config.yaml
with sensible defaults. From there, you can customize everything from model selection to context providers, slash commands, and more.
For the complete configuration reference, see our config.yaml documentation.
config.yaml
like code—commit it, review changes, and maintain history