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How to Customize Chat

Learn how to customize the Chat feature in Continue to better suit your workflow.

How to Customize Chat

There are a number of different ways to customize Chat:
  • Add rules to give the model persistent instructions through the system prompt
  • Create prompts to kickoff workflows with instructions you repeat often
Recommended Chat ModelsContext Selection

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How to Customize Chat