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Continue Dev

Continue Dev is an extension designed for VSCode and Cursor IDE that simplifies interactions with large language models such as ChatGPT. It allows users to effortlessly integrate code snippets into these models for development assistance.

Introduction​

Compared to Cursor IDE, both tools showcase code-centric interaction capabilities with language models and provide automatic code rewriting features. However, Cursor IDE excels in Codebase RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) and offers significantly higher precision in autocompletion.

On the other hand, Continue Dev shines in quick queries and debugging tasks. As a lightweight extension, it provides an alternative option for immediate support. Whether seeking instant answers, optimization suggestions, or backup when Cursor IDE encounters issues, Continue Dev proves to be a reliable tool.

Installation​

This guide focuses on the installation process for VSCode. Begin by navigating to the Extensions menu on the left-hand panel and searching for Continue.

After installation, the following interface will appear. However, the chat panel on the left will not function until the config.json file is configured.

Adding config.json​

Click the gear icon in the bottom-left corner to access the config.json file.

Copy the JSON configuration below and paste it into the config.json file. Replace the API Key with your API Key.

{
  "models": [
    {
      "model": "claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022",
      "apiBase": "https://api.stima.tech/v1",
      "title": "Claude 3.5",
      "apiKey": "sk-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
      "provider": "openai",
      "description": "Explain in details"
    },
    {
      "model": "claude-3-5-haiku-20241022",
      "apiBase": "https://api.stima.tech/v1",
      "title": "Claude 3.5",
      "apiKey": "sk-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
      "provider": "openai",
      "description": "Explain in details"
    },
    {
      "model": "claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620",
      "apiBase": "https://api.stima.tech/v1",
      "title": "Claude 3.5",
      "apiKey": "sk-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
      "provider": "openai",
      "description": "Explain in details"
    },
    {
      "model": "gpt-4o",
      "apiBase": "https://api.stima.tech/v1",
      "title": "GPT-4o",
      "apiKey": "sk-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
      "provider": "openai",
      "description": "Explain in details"
    },
    {
      "model": "gpt-4-turbo",
      "apiBase": "https://api.stima.tech/v1",
      "title": "GPT-4-Turbo",
      "apiKey": "sk-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
      "provider": "openai",
      "description": "Explain in details"
    },
    {
      "model": "gpt-3.5-turbo",
      "apiBase": "https://api.stima.tech/v1",
      "title": "GPT-3.5-Turbo",
      "apiKey": "sk-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
      "provider": "openai",
      "description": "Explain in details"
    },
    {
      "model": "gemini-1.5-pro-latest",
      "apiBase": "https://api.stima.tech/v1",
      "title": "gemini-1.5-pro-latest",
      "apiKey": "sk-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
      "provider": "openai",
      "description": "Explain in details"
    },
    {
      "model": "gemini-1.5-flash-latest",
      "apiBase": "https://api.stima.tech/v1",
      "title": "gemini-1.5-flash-latest",
      "apiKey": "sk-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
      "provider": "openai",
      "description": "Explain in details"
    }
  ],
  "customCommands": [
    {
      "name": "test",
      "prompt": "{{{ input }}}\n\nWrite a comprehensive set of unit tests for the selected code. It should setup, run tests that check for correctness including important edge cases, and teardown. Ensure that the tests are complete and sophisticated. Give the tests just as chat output, don't edit any file.",
      "description": "Write unit tests for highlighted code"
    }
  ],
  "allowAnonymousTelemetry": true,
  "embeddingsProvider": {
    "provider": "free-trial"
  },
  "tabAutocompleteModel": {
    "model": "gpt-4o",
    "apiBase": "https://api.stima.tech/v1",
    "title": "GPT-4o",
    "apiKey": "sk-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
    "provider": "openai"
  },
  "tabAutocompleteOptions": {
    "useCopyBuffer": false,
    "maxPromptTokens": 400,
    "prefixPercentage": 0.5
  },
  "reranker": {
    "name": "free-trial"
  }
}

Start Using​

Ask Code (Chat Mode)

  • 選取一段程式碼後【Ctrl + L】 / [Cmd + L]

Rewrite Code (Edit Mode)

  • 選取一段程式碼後【Ctrl + I】 / [Cmd + I]