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How to set up Codestral with Continue

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Here is a step-by-step guide on how to set up Codestral with Continue using the Mistral AI API:

  1. Install the Continue VS Code or JetBrains extension following the instructions here

  2. Click on the gear icon in the bottom right corner of the Continue window to open ~/.continue/config.json (MacOS) / %userprofile%\.continue\config.json (Windows)

  3. Log in and create an API key on Mistral AI's La Plateforme here. Make sure you get an API key from the "Codestral" page, as an API key for the normal "api.mistral.ai" API will not work.

  4. To use Codestral as your model for both autocomplete and chat, replace [API_KEY] with your Mistral API key below and add it to your config.json file:

~/.continue/config.json
{
  "models": [
    {
      "title": "Codestral",
      "provider": "mistral",
      "model": "codestral-latest",
      "apiKey": "[API_KEY]"
    }
  ],
  "tabAutocompleteModel": {
    "title": "Codestral",
    "provider": "mistral",
    "model": "codestral-latest",
    "apiKey": "[API_KEY]"
  }
}
  1. If you run into any issues or have any questions, please join our Discord and post in the #help channel here

Trobleshooting​

Temporary workaround for JetBrains​

Mistral AI recently changed the API endpoint to codestral.mistral.ai instead of api.mistral.ai, and our updated JetBrains extension is waiting on approval from the store. In the meantime, you will have to specify apiBase as "https://codestral.mistral.ai/v1" in the config.json like this:

~/.continue/config.json
{
  "models": [
    {
      "title": "Codestral",
      "provider": "mistral",
      "model": "codestral-latest",
      "apiKey": "[API_KEY]",
      "apiBase": "https://codestral.mistral.ai/v1/"
    }
  ],
  "tabAutocompleteModel": {
    "title": "Codestral",
    "provider": "mistral",
    "model": "codestral-latest",
    "apiKey": "[API_KEY]",
    "apiBase": "https://codestral.mistral.ai/v1/"
  }
}

Ask for help on Discord​

Please join our Discord and post in the #help channel here if you are having problems using Codestral