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How to use llama.cpp in Zed

by Ashik Nesin Ashik Nesin

Zed has now support for llama.cpp which means now you can easily use local models within Zed with minimal effort.

How to get started?

You can configure this in Zed preferences.

AI -> LLM Providers -> llama.cpp

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Once you configure it, you should be able to use that model.

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