Continue is an open-source AI coding assistant for VS Code and JetBrains. It provides chat, autocomplete, inline editing, and agent capabilities. Since Continue supports OpenAI-compatible endpoints, you can configure it to use MARA Cloud models.
Prerequisites
- Continue extension installed in VS Code or JetBrains
- A MARA Cloud API key. See API Keys and URLs to generate one.
Step 1: Open Continue configuration
Open the Continue configuration file. You can access it from the Continue sidebar by clicking the gear icon, or edit it directly at
~/.continue/config.yaml.Step 2: Add MARA Cloud as a model provider
Add the following to your
config.yaml:yaml
name: My Config
version: 0.0.1
schema: v1
models:
- name: MARA Cloud - MiniMax M2.5
provider: openai
model: MiniMax-M2.5
apiBase: https://api.cloud.mara.com/v1
apiKey: your-mara-api-key
roles:
- chat
- editYou can add multiple MARA Cloud models by repeating the model block with different model names from the Model Catalog.
Step 3: Start using MARA Cloud in Continue
Restart Continue or reload your IDE. The MARA Cloud model will now appear in the model selector dropdown. Select it and start coding.
- Chat (Cmd+L / Ctrl+L) - Ask questions about your code
- Edit (Cmd+I / Ctrl+I) - Describe changes to apply to selected code
Learn more
- Model Catalog - Browse all available models.
- Continue Documentation - Official Continue docs.
- Continue OpenAI Provider - Continue's guide on using OpenAI-compatible endpoints.