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+---
+title: "Customize Continue"
+description: "Tailor Continue to fit your specific development workflow and preferences"
+---
+
+Continue can be deeply customized to enhance your coding experience. From selecting model providers to creating custom prompts and implementing rules, you have complete control over how Continue works for you.
+
+## Core Customization Options
+
+
+
+ Choose and configure models for different tasks like chat, autocomplete, and editing
+
+ • Select from popular providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini
+ • Use different models for specific roles
+ • Run local models with Ollama
+
+
+
+ Connect Continue to your favorite AI providers
+
+ • Support for 40+ providers
+ • Self-host your own models
+ • Switch between providers easily
+
+
+
+ Define guidelines that shape AI behavior and ensure consistency
+
+ • Enforce coding standards
+ • Implement quality checks
+ • Create project-specific best practices
+
+
+
+ Create specialized instructions for specific tasks
+
+ • Define interaction patterns
+ • Encode domain expertise
+ • Share and reuse across teams
+
+
+
+ Extend your agents with external tools and functions
+
+ • Connect to external APIs
+ • Add custom capabilities
+ • Use Model Context Protocol servers
+
+
+
+ Assign different models to specific tasks
+
+ • Chat, Edit, Apply, Autocomplete
+ • Embeddings and Reranking
+ • Optimize for performance and cost
+
+
+
+## Advanced Configuration
+
+
+
+ Detailed technical explanations of Continue's internals
+
+ • Configuration system
+ • Autocomplete mechanics
+ • Custom context providers
+
+
+
+ Complete configuration reference and API documentation
+
+ • YAML configuration guide
+ • JSON reference
+ • Migration guides
+
+
+
+ Understand what data Continue collects
+
+ • Anonymous usage statistics
+ • Opt-out instructions
+ • Privacy-first approach
+
+
+
+## Getting Started with Customization
+
+### Edit Your Configuration
+
+Access your configuration directly from the Continue sidebar:
+
+1. Open the sidebar with `cmd/ctrl + L` (VS Code) or `cmd/ctrl + J` (JetBrains)
+2. Click the Agent selector above the main chat input
+3. Hover over an agent and click the gear icon (local agents) or new window icon (hub agents)
+
+### Configuration Management
+
+- **Hub Configurations**: See [Editing Hub Configurations](/mission-control/configs/edit-a-config) for managing cloud-based configs
+- **Local Configurations**: See the [Config Deep Dive](/customize/deep-dives/configuration) for detailed local configuration options
+
+## Popular Customization Paths
+
+
+
+ Continue supports many model providers beyond the default. To switch:
+
+ 1. Choose your [model provider](/customize/model-providers/overview)
+ 2. Get an API key from the provider
+ 3. Add the [model](/customize/models) to your configuration
+ 4. Configure the API key in your [secrets](/mission-control/secrets/secret-types)
+
+
+
+ Run AI models on your own hardware:
+
+ 1. Install [Ollama](https://ollama.com)
+ 2. Pull a model (e.g., `ollama pull qwen3-coder`)
+ 3. Configure [Ollama provider](/customize/model-providers/top-level/ollama)
+ 4. See our [Ollama guide](/guides/ollama-guide) for details
+
+
+
+ Create rules that guide AI behavior for your project:
+
+ 1. Create a `.continue/rules` folder in your project
+ 2. Add markdown files with your guidelines
+ 3. Rules automatically apply with Hub configs
+ 4. Learn more in the [rules documentation](/customize/rules)
+
+
+
+ Build reusable prompts as slash commands:
+
+ 1. Define prompts in your configuration
+ 2. Use them with `/` in the chat
+ 3. Share across your team via Hub
+ 4. See the [prompts guide](/customize/prompts) for examples
+
+
+
+## Next Steps
+
+
+
+ Get started by configuring your first model
+
+
+
+ Explore community configs, prompts, and rules
+
+
+
+ Learn best practices and advanced techniques
+
+
diff --git a/docs/docs.json b/docs/docs.json
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--- a/docs/docs.json
+++ b/docs/docs.json
@@ -95,6 +95,11 @@
"cli/configuration"
]
},
+ {
+ "group": "IDE Extension",
+ "icon": "plug",
+ "pages": ["ide-extensions/install"]
+ },
{
"group": "Help",
"icon": "book-open",
@@ -109,11 +114,7 @@
{
"group": "Getting Started",
"icon": "rocket-launch",
- "pages": [
- "ide-extensions/install",
- "ide-extensions/quick-start",
- "customize/overview"
- ]
+ "pages": ["ide-extensions/install", "ide-extensions/quick-start"]
},
{
"group": "Features",
@@ -264,6 +265,16 @@
}
]
},
+ {
+ "tab": "Customize",
+ "groups": [
+ {
+ "group": "Overview",
+ "icon": "sliders",
+ "pages": ["customize/index"]
+ }
+ ]
+ },
{
"tab": "Guides",
"groups": [
diff --git a/docs/guides/run-agents-locally.mdx b/docs/guides/run-agents-locally.mdx
index 444ba7ff740..99da02a9a15 100644
--- a/docs/guides/run-agents-locally.mdx
+++ b/docs/guides/run-agents-locally.mdx
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ Agent files are markdown documents with YAML frontmatter. The frontmatter config
The markdown body is the agent's system prompt. Write clear, specific instructions with examples for best results.
-For additional options like `rules`, `model`, and MCP tool configuration, see the [Agent Configuration Reference](/agents/agent-file-reference).
+For additional options like `rules`, `model`, and MCP tool configuration, see [Create and Edit Cloud Agents](/agents/create-and-edit).
## Example: Conventional PR Title Agent
diff --git a/docs/index.mdx b/docs/index.mdx
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--- a/docs/index.mdx
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@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ You can go to [Mission Control Integrations](https://hub.continue.dev/integratio
+Learn more about [extension features](https://docs.continue.dev/ide-extensions/) and how to [customize](https://docs.continue.dev/customize/index) →
+
## Resources