Continue

Continue is an open-source AI coding assistant extension for VS Code and JetBrains IDEs. It provides code completion, inline editing, and chat — and supports configuring multiple models simultaneously.

Installation

Search for Continue in the VS Code Extensions marketplace, or visit: VS Code Marketplace For JetBrains: JetBrains Marketplace

Configuration

Continue is configured via ~/.continue/config.yaml. After installation, press Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + P and search for Continue: Open config to open the config file.

OpenAI-Compatible (Recommended)

models:
  - name: gpt-4o
    provider: openai
    model: gpt-4o
    apiKey: sk-your-api-key
    apiBase: https://api.ephone.ai/v1

  - name: DeepSeek R1
    provider: openai
    model: deepseek-r1
    apiKey: sk-your-api-key
    apiBase: https://api.ephone.ai/v1

Anthropic-Compatible

models:
  - name: Claude Opus
    provider: anthropic
    model: claude-opus-4-5-20251101
    apiKey: sk-your-api-key
    apiBase: https://api.ephone.ai/anthropic

Multiple Models at Once

models:
  - name: GPT-4o (General)
    provider: openai
    model: gpt-4o
    apiKey: sk-your-api-key
    apiBase: https://api.ephone.ai/v1

  - name: Claude Opus (Complex Tasks)
    provider: anthropic
    model: claude-opus-4-5-20251101
    apiKey: sk-your-api-key
    apiBase: https://api.ephone.ai/anthropic

  - name: DeepSeek R1 (Reasoning)
    provider: openai
    model: deepseek-r1
    apiKey: sk-your-api-key
    apiBase: https://api.ephone.ai/v1

Once multiple models are configured, switch between them from the dropdown in the top-left of the Continue panel.

Key Features

Feature	Shortcut	Description
Chat	`Cmd/Ctrl + L`	Open the AI chat panel
Inline edit	`Cmd/Ctrl + I`	Edit selected code directly
Autocomplete	Auto-triggered	Real-time completions in the editor
Add to context	`Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + L`	Add selected code to the chat context

Tab Autocomplete Configuration

Add tabAutocompleteModel to config.yaml to specify a model for completions (a faster, lightweight model works best here):

tabAutocompleteModel:
  name: Autocomplete
  provider: openai
  model: gpt-4o-mini
  apiKey: sk-your-api-key
  apiBase: https://api.ephone.ai/v1

Development Tools & Platforms

Translation Tools

Integration Applications

Installation

Configuration

OpenAI-Compatible (Recommended)

Anthropic-Compatible

Multiple Models at Once

Key Features

Tab Autocomplete Configuration

​Installation

​Configuration

​OpenAI-Compatible (Recommended)

​Anthropic-Compatible

​Multiple Models at Once

​Key Features

​Tab Autocomplete Configuration

Installation

Configuration

OpenAI-Compatible (Recommended)

Anthropic-Compatible

Multiple Models at Once

Key Features

Tab Autocomplete Configuration