Skip to main content

​
Watch the setup video

​
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.

​
Steps

  1. In VS Code, open Copilot Chat.
  2. Click the model selector in the prompt input box.
  3. Click Manage Language Models, or click the settings icon to open model management.
  4. Click Add Models.
  5. Select OpenRouter as the provider.
  6. Press Enter to accept the default group name.
  7. Paste your OpenRouter API key into the input field, then press Enter.
  8. In the language models panel, search for poolside.
  9. 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.
  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 test message to confirm that Copilot responds with the selected Poolside model.