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Example configurations

If you're looking for a quick way to create the perfect Continue setup, we've written a few sample config.jsons for common situations. You can copy these and paste them into your config.json by clicking the gear icon in the bottom right of the Continue sidebar.

I just want the best experience possible​

This uses Claude 3 Opus for chat, Codestral for autocomplete, and Voyage AI for embeddings and reranking.

Pre-requisites​

  1. Obtain a Codestral API key from Mistral AI's La Plateforme

  2. Obtain an Anthropic API key from here

  3. Replace [CODESTRAL_API_KEY] and [ANTHROPIC_API_KEY] with the keys you obtained in the previous steps.

~/.continue/config.json
{
  "models": [
    {
      "title": "Claude 3 Opus",
      "provider": "anthropic",
      "model": "claude-3-opus-20240229",
      "apiKey": "[ANTHROPIC_API_KEY]"
    }
  ],
  "tabAutocompleteModel": {
    "title": "Codestral",
    "provider": "mistral",
    "model": "codestral-latest",
    "apiKey": "[CODESTRAL_API_KEY]"
  },
  "embeddingsProvider": {
    "provider": "free-trial"
  },
  "reranker": {
    "name": "free-trial"
  }
}

I need to be entirely local + offline​

This uses Ollama for chat, autocomplete, and embeddings, making sure that no code ever leaves your machine.

Pre-requisites​

  1. Download Ollama

  2. Pull the necessary models

    i. For chat: ollama run llama3:8b

    ii. For autocomplete: ollama run starcoder2:3b

    iii. For embeddings: ollama run nomic-embed-text

~/.continue/config.json
{
  "models": [
    {
      "title": "Ollama",
      "provider": "ollama",
      "model": "AUTODETECT"
    }
  ],
  "tabAutocompleteModel": {
    "title": "Starcoder 2 3b",
    "provider": "ollama",
    "model": "starcoder2:3b"
  },
  "embeddingsProvider": {
    "provider": "ollama",
    "model": "nomic-embed-text"
  }
}