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Continue is an open-source coding assistant platform that integrates with your IDE, allowing you to:
  • Interact with a Large Language Model (LLM) directly within your development environment.
  • Edit code without leaving your current working file.
  • Build and customize shortcuts for increased productivity.
You can leverage a variety of models on the SambaCloud to enhance your coding experience.

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Install Continue in your IDE

Continue supports Visual Studio Code and JetBrains IDEs. Follow these steps to set it up:
  1. Install Continue: To install Continue, add the extension/plugin to your preferred IDE.
  2. Open the configuration: Select the gear icon in Continue to access config.yaml.
  3. Sign up for SambaCloud, create an account, and get your free API key.

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Add the model to your configuration file

Update your config.yaml file to include a SambaNova model: 
name: Sambanova Assistant
version: 1.0.0
schema: v1
models:
  - name: MiniMax-M2.5
    provider: sambanova
    model: MiniMax-M2.5
    apiKey: <your-api-key>
  1. Replace <your-api-key> with your SambaNova API key.
  2. Save the file to apply the changes.
  3. Select Cmd/Ctrl+L to open Continue and ask your first question.

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Autocomplete support

The following SambaNova models support the autocomplete role in Continue:
ModelModel ID
DeepSeek-V3.1DeepSeek-V3.1
MiniMax-M2.5MiniMax-M2.5
To enable autocomplete, add the roles field to your model configuration: 
models:
  - name: MiniMax-M2.5
    provider: sambanova
    model: MiniMax-M2.5
    apiKey: <your-api-key>
    roles:
      - autocomplete

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Continue Hub

Continue Hub is a platform for creating custom AI code assistants. You can combine blocks for models, rules, context providers, prompts, docs, data destinations, and MCP servers. Access SambaNova models as pre-built blocks and assistants on the SambaNova Hub page.