How to Set Up Codestral

Here is a step-by-step guide on how to set up Codestral with Continue using the Mistral AI API:

Install the Continue VS Code or JetBrains extension following the instructions here
Click on the gear icon in the bottom right corner of the Continue window to open ~/.continue/config.json (MacOS) / %userprofile%\.continue\config.json (Windows)
Log in and create an API key on Mistral AI’s La Plateforme here. Make sure you get an API key from the “Codestral” page.
To use Codestral as your model for both autocomplete and chat, insert your Mistral API key below and add it to your configuration file:

YAML
JSON

config.yaml

models:  - name: Codestral    provider: mistral    model: codestral-latest    apiKey: <YOUR_CODESTRAL_API_KEY>    apiBase: https://codestral.mistral.ai/v1    roles:      - chat      - autocomplete

config.json

{
  "models": [
    {
      "title": "Codestral",
      "provider": "mistral",
      "model": "codestral-latest",
      "apiKey": "<YOUR_CODESTRAL_API_KEY>",
      "apiBase": "https://codestral.mistral.ai/v1"
    }
  ],
  "tabAutocompleteModel": [
    {
      "title": "Codestral",
      "provider": "mistral",
      "model": "codestral-latest",
      "apiKey": "<YOUR_CODESTRAL_API_KEY>",
      "apiBase": "https://codestral.mistral.ai/v1"
    }
  ]
}

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