Use frontier open LLMs like Qwen3 Coder, Kimi K2, DeepSeek V3.1, GLM 4.5 and more in VS Code with GitHub Copilot Chat powered by any Vercel AI-SDK compatible provider 🔥
Configuration GUI: Intuitive webview-based interface for managing providers and models with validation and error handling. Access this with the quick picker entry "GenericCopilot: Open Configuration GUI"
Provider-First Configuration: Define providers once with shared settings (baseUrl, headers, API keys) that are automatically inherited by models
Multiple Provider Support: Manage API keys for unlimited providers with automatic per-provider API key storage using vscode secret storage.
Flexible Headers & parameters: Set custom parameters for any model.
Supports Autocompletion and Inline Suggestions: Configure a model with the 'Use For Autocomplete' option, and it will be used to provide suggestions.
Configurable Retries: Set the number of retries for failed requests on a per-model basis (default: 3).
Anthropic & OpenAI Input Caching: Automatically caches system messages and tool definitions for Anthropic models, significantly reducing latency and cost.
Requirements
VS Code: 1.105.0 or higher
Dependency: GitHub Copilot Chat extension
API Keys: compatible provider API keys
Supported Vercel AI SDK Providers: This extension currently supports the following provider types: openai, openai-compatible, openrouter, google, deepseek, anthropic, ccv2(aka claude code), and zai.
⚡ Quick Start
Option A: Using the Configuration GUI (Recommended)
1. Use the GUI
Open Configuration GUI:
Press Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+P (macOS)
Type "GenericCopilot: Open Configuration GUI"
Press Enter
Add Providers:
Click "+ Add Provider"
Enter provider id (e.g., "iflow") and base URL
Optionally configure default parameters
Add Models:
Click "+ Add Model"
Enter model ID and select a provider
Configure model-specific settings as needed
Save: Click "Save Configuration" button
2. Set API Keys
If an API key is not found for a provider, you will be prompted in the QuickPick box.
Open Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P or Cmd+Shift+P)
Run: "GenericCopilot: Set Generic Compatible Multi-Provider Apikey"
Select your provider (e.g., iflow)
Enter the API key for that provider
Repeat for each provider. Keys are stored securely in VS Code's secret storage as generic-copilot.apiKey.<provider-id>.
3. Use in Copilot Chat
Open GitHub Copilot Chat
Click the model picker
Select "Manage Models..."
Choose "Generic Compatible" provider
Select the models you want to enable
Start chatting!
📖 Configuration Guide
Detailed configuration instructions, including schema definitions, examples, and advanced settings, can be found in docs/CONFIGURATION.md.
📖 Console Guide
Detailed description of the Generic Copilot Console can be found in docs/CONSOLE.md.
