Continue setup

Configure UncensoredLabs in Continue with a custom OpenAI-compatible base URL and local secret references.

Configure the client

Open Continue configuration and merge this model into config.yaml. Store UNCENSOREDLABS_API_KEY in a local .continue/.env file excluded from Git; the secret reference below reads it without putting the key in the YAML.

config.yaml

name: UncensoredLabs
version: 1.0.0
schema: v1
models:
  - name: UncensoredLabs DeepSeek
    provider: openai
    model: deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017-abliterated
    apiBase: https://uncensoredlabs.dev/v1
    apiKey: ${{ secrets.UNCENSOREDLABS_API_KEY }}
    roles: [chat, edit, apply]
    capabilities: [tool_use]
    useResponsesApi: false
    defaultCompletionOptions:
      maxTokens: 4096

Reload the configuration and choose UncensoredLabs DeepSeek in the model picker. Keep autocomplete and embeddings on separate, compatible models; this gateway does not provide those endpoints.

Verify the connection

Use an application API key from the dashboard, not your account sign-in key. Keep credentials outside committed configuration.

Start a new session and request a short response. Then ask the client to list files without changing them, and review its tool permissions before a longer task.

Configuration examples were checked against the linked official documentation on November 1, 2026. Client versions and features vary; these guides do not certify every client release.

Troubleshooting

Use text Chat Completions. Responses, Anthropic Messages and image input are not supported. Client web-search features may require a separate service.

Status	What to check
400 / 404	Check the base URL, exact model ID and Chat Completions mode. Do not append the completions path to a base-URL field.
401 / 403	Check the application API key, its model permissions and whether it has been revoked.
402	Check available credit and existing reservations. A reservation can exceed the final charge; use a smaller output limit before retrying.
429	Respect Retry-After and reduce concurrent tasks. Do not immediately retry the same request in a loop.