# Continue with zurelay

> Open-source assistant for VS Code and JetBrains.

Source: https://zurelay.com/docs/integrations/continue

The examples use `claude-opus-5-5`. Any model ID from [the models page](https://zurelay.com/docs/models) works.

## Set it up

1. Add `ZURELAY_API_KEY=…` to `~/.continue/.env`. The IDE extensions read secrets from there, not from your shell.
2. Add a zurelay model to `~/.continue/config.yaml`.
3. Reload Continue and pick the model in the chat panel.

## Configuration

config.yaml (`~/.continue/config.yaml`):

```yaml
name: zurelay
version: 1.0.0
schema: v1
models:
  - name: "Claude Opus 5.5"
    provider: openai
    model: "claude-opus-5-5"
    apiBase: https://api.zurelay.com/v1
    apiKey: ${{ secrets.ZURELAY_API_KEY }}
    useResponsesApi: false
    roles:
      - chat
      - edit
      - apply
```

> **Note:** `useResponsesApi: false` keeps GPT models on Chat Completions, which zurelay serves.

[Continue’s own docs](https://docs.continue.dev/customize/model-providers/top-level/openai)