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Models

Models are blocks that let you specify Large Language Models (LLMs) and other deep learning models to be used for various roles in the open-source IDE extension like Chat, Autocomplete, Edit, Embed, Rerank, etc. You can explore available models on the hub. Continue supports many model providers, including Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, Ollama, Amazon Bedrock, Azure, xAI, DeepSeek, and more. Models can have one or more of the following roles depending on its capabilities, including chat, edit, apply, autocomplete, embed, and rerank. Read more about roles here. View models in the YAML Reference for more details.

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MCP Servers

Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a standard way of building and sharing tools for language models. MCP Servers can be defined in mcpServers blocks. Explore MCP Servers on the hub. Learn more in the MCP deep dive, and view mcpServers in the YAML Reference for more details.

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Rules

Rules blocks are instructions that your custom AI code assistant will always keep in mind - the contents of rules are inserted into the system message for all Chat requests. Explore rules on the hub. Learn more in the rules deep dive, and view rules in the YAML Reference for more details.

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Prompts

Prompts blocks are pre-written, reusable prompts that can be referenced at any time during chat. They are especially useful as context for repetitive and/or complex tasks. Explore prompts on the hub. Prompt blocks are pre-written, reusable prompts that can be referenced at any time during chat. They are especially useful as context for repetitive and/or complex tasks. Explore prompts on the hub. Prompt blocks have the same syntax as prompt files. The config.yaml spec for prompts can be found here.