How to Set Up Continue: A Practical Guide for Enterprise Teams

# Install via CLI
code --install-extension continue.continue

{
  "continuedev/continue.nvim",
  config = function()
    require("continue").setup({
      -- Optional: Configure default model here
      default_model = "ollama/codellama",
    })
  end,
}

{
  "models": [
    {
      "title": "GPT-4",
      "provider": "openai",
      "model": "gpt-4-turbo",
      "apiKey": "YOUR_API_KEY"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "models": [
    {
      "title": "Claude 3",
      "provider": "anthropic",
      "model": "claude-3-opus-20240229",
      "apiKey": "YOUR_API_KEY"
    }
  ]
}

$ ollama run codellama
>>> Hello
Hello! How can I help you today?

{
  "tabAutocompleteModel": {
    "title": "Tab Autocomplete",
    "provider": "ollama",
    "model": "starcoder2:3b"
  },
  "tabAutocompleteOptions": {
    "maxPromptTokens": 2048,
    "debounceDelay": 500
  }
}

// Before
function fetchData() {
  return fetch("/api/data").then(res => res.json());
}

// After (inline edit)
async function fetchData() {
  const res = await fetch("/api/data");
  return res.json();
}

@file src/utils/helpers.js Explain this file.

{
  "contextProviders": [
    {
      "name": "docs",
      "params": {
        "url": "https://your-company.github.io/docs"
      }
    }
  ]
}

@docs How do we handle authentication?

npm install -g @continuedev/continue-index
continue-index --path ./my-project

@codebase Where is the user model defined?

{
  "customCommands": [
    {
      "name": "generate-docs",
      "description": "Generate JSDoc for a function",
      "prompt": "Write JSDoc for this function:\n\n{{selectedCode}}",
      "slashCommand": "/docs"
    }
  ]
}

/**
 * Fetches data from the API.
 * @async
 * @returns {Promise<Object>} The JSON response from the API.
 */
async function fetchData() { ... }

{
  "models": [
    {
      "title": "GPT-4 (Enterprise)",
      "provider": "openai",
      "model": "gpt-4-turbo",
      "apiKey": "${OPENAI_API_KEY}",
      "apiBase": "https://api.openai.com/v1"
    },
    {
      "title": "Ollama (Local)",
      "provider": "ollama",
      "model": "codellama"
    }
  ],
  "tabAutocompleteModel": {
    "title": "Starcoder2",
    "provider": "ollama",
    "model": "starcoder2:3b"
  },
  "contextProviders": [
    {
      "name": "docs",
      "params": {
        "url": "https://your-company.github.io/docs"
      }
    }
  ],
  "customCommands": [
    {
      "name": "generate-tests",
      "description": "Write unit tests for this function",
      "prompt": "Write Jest tests for:\n\n{{selectedCode}}",
      "slashCommand": "/test"
    }
  ],
  "enterprise": {
    "ssoProvider": "okta",
    "ssoDomain": "your-company.okta.com",
    "auditLogs": true
  },
  "agents": [
    {
      "name": "refactor-agent",
      "description": "Refactor code and update all references",
      "steps": [
        {
          "name": "identify-changes",
          "prompt": "List all files that need updates for this refactor:\n\n{{selectedCode}}"
        },
        {
          "name": "apply-changes",
          "prompt": "Update the following files:\n\n{{step1Output}}"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}