Use Poolside models in Cline - Poolside
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Poolside with Cline
Prerequisites
- You have Cline installed in a supported editor. For installation options, see Installing Cline.
- You have one of the following:
- A Poolside Platform API key. To create one, go to platform.poolside.ai.
- An OpenRouter API key with access to Poolside models. To create one, go to OpenRouter API keys.
Steps
Poolside Platform
- In Cline, select Use your own API Key.
- Configure the OpenAI-compatible endpoint.
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| API Provider | OpenAI Compatible |
| Base URL | https://inference.poolside.ai/v1. You can also copy the endpoint URL from Poolside Platform. |
| API Key | Your Poolside Platform API key. In Poolside Platform, open API Keys, create a key, and copy it into Cline. |
| Model | Select a Poolside model from the models Cline lists for the endpoint. |
| Support Images | Clear the checkbox. |
| Context Window Size | 256000. To confirm the context window for a model, see Supported models. |
- Start a new chat and send a codebase question to confirm Cline responds with the selected Poolside model.
OpenRouter
- In Cline, select Use your own API Key.
- Configure OpenRouter as the provider.
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| API Provider | OpenRouter |
| OpenRouter API Key | Your OpenRouter API key. To create one, go to OpenRouter API keys. |
| Model | Select a Poolside model. |
| Support Images | Clear the checkbox. |
| Context Window Size | 256000. To confirm the context window for a model, see Supported models. |
- Start a new chat and send a codebase question to confirm Cline responds with the selected Poolside model.