Continue

Continue (the VS Code / JetBrains extension) accepts arbitrary OpenAI-compatible providers via its config file.

Prerequisites

• Continue extension installed in VS Code or a JetBrains IDE.
• A VCodeX API key (sk-...).

1 · Get your VCodeX key

Dashboard → Settings → External Keys → Create key.

2 · Configure Continue

Open ~/.continue/config.json and add an entry to models:

{
  "models": [
    {
      "title": "VCodeX Auto",
      "provider": "openai",
      "model": "vcodex/auto",
      "apiBase": "https://app.vcodex.ai/v1",
      "apiKey": "sk-..."
    },
    {
      "title": "VCodeX — Claude Sonnet 4.5",
      "provider": "openai",
      "model": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5",
      "apiBase": "https://app.vcodex.ai/v1",
      "apiKey": "sk-..."
    }
  ]
}

Reload the Continue window (VS Code: Developer: Reload Window).

3 · Verify

Open the Continue sidebar, pick VCodeX Auto from the model selector, send a prompt. The request should appear in Observability → Requests with client_source: continue.

Troubleshooting

• Model doesn't appear in selector — JSON is invalid; Continue silently drops broken entries. Run jq . ~/.continue/config.json.
• 401 — key is wrong or expired. Regenerate under Settings → External Keys.
• Autocomplete uses a different model — the tabAutocompleteModel field is separate; duplicate one of the entries above into it if you want completions on VCodeX too.