## Watch the setup video

Poolside with GitHub Copilot

## Prerequisites

- You have VS Code installed with the GitHub Copilot extension active.
- You have an OpenRouter API key with access to Poolside models. To create one, go to [OpenRouter API keys](https://openrouter.ai/keys).

## Steps

01. In VS Code, open Copilot Chat.
02. Click the model selector in the prompt input box.
03. Click **Manage Language Models**, or click the settings icon to open model management.
04. Click **Add Models**.
05. Select **OpenRouter** as the provider.
06. Press `Enter` to accept the default group name.
07. Paste your OpenRouter API key into the input field, then press `Enter`.
08. In the language models panel, search for `poolside`.
09. Add or enable the Poolside models you want to use. OpenRouter may offer free and paid Poolside models. To see current availability, see [Poolside models on OpenRouter](https://openrouter.ai/poolside).
10. Return to Copilot Chat.
11. Click the model selector, then search for `poolside`.
12. Select the Poolside model you want to use.
13. Send a codebase question to confirm Copilot responds with the selected Poolside model.

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