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Installation

Install Visual Studio Code​

Visual Studio Code: Download

Install the Code GPT Extension​

You can install the extension from the Visual Studio Marketplace, Open VSX, or directly from the Extensions tab in Visual Studio Code.

Get your API key​

This will differ depending on the provider you choose:

  • OpenAI​

    • Go to the API Keys page on OpenAI.
    • Log in with your OpenAI account (or create a new account)
    • Click the button labeled Create a new secret key
    • A new dialog window will appear, containing a text box with your API key.
    • Copy this API Key to your clipboard.

  • CodeGPT Plus​

    • Request your API Key from the CodeGPT Plus
    • Go to the Settings / Access tokens and copy your API Key
    • In VSCode press cmd + shift + p and search Set API Key
    • Paste your API Key

  • Google PaLM 2 with MakerSuite​

    • Request access to PaLM 2 in this link PaLM 2 MakerSuite
    • Go to the Get API key menu
    • Create a new API key
    • Copy this API Key to your clipboard
    • In VSCode press cmd + shift + p and search Set API Key
    • Paste your API Key

  • Microsoft Azure​

    • Create an account in Microsoft Azure
    • Get access to Azure OpenAI Services
    • Go to Azure OpenAI Studio
    • Get your Endpoint and Secret Key
    • In CodeGPT Settings change the provider to Azure and the model to azure
    • In VSCode press cmd + shift + p and search Set Azure Data
    • Paste the Endpoint and Secret Key

  • Cohere​

    • Create an account in cohere.ai
    • Go to your dashboard
    • Copy the API Key
    • In VSCode press cmd + shift + p and search Set API Key
    • Paste your API Key

  • AI21​

    • Create an account in AI21
    • Go to your account
    • Copy the API Key
    • In VSCode press cmd + shift + p and search Set API Key
    • Paste your API Key

  • Anthropic​

    • Create an account in Anthropic
    • Go to yours API Keys
    • Generate and copy the API Key
    • In VSCode press cmd + shift + p and search Set API Key
    • Paste your API Key

Enter your API Key​

Once you have your API Key, you can enter it into CodeGPT:

  • Paste your API Key into the text box and press Enter⏎.
  • Run the command Developer: Reload Window
caution

If you want to remove your API Key from CodeGPT, open the Command Palette and search for CodeGPT: Remove API KEY.

Providers that do not need api key​

  • GPT4All​

    • Download GPT4All at the following link: gpt4all.io
    • Go to the Downloads menu and download all the models you want to use
    • Go to the Settings section and enable the Enable web server option

  • Ollama​

    • Download Ollama at the following link: ollama.ai
    • Install Ollama and then run this command ollama pull codellama
    • You can get more models like: llama2, llama2:13b and llama2:70b