Use Poolside models in Cline - Poolside

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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
OpenRouter

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. Cline can use Poolside models to write code, edit files, refactor code, explain code logic, and help you debug.

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. Cline can use Poolside models to write code, edit files, refactor code, explain code logic, and help you debug.

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