CodeBuddy with Nbility

CodeBuddy releases that support custom models can register OpenAI-compatible models in user-level models.json. Confirm that your IDE or CLI release documents this schema before applying it.

Add the model configurationCopy link

Edit ~/.codebuddy/models.json, or .codebuddy/models.json in your Windows user directory. Merge with the existing models array:

{
  "models": [
    {
      "id": "YOUR_MODEL_ID",
      "name": "Nbility model",
      "vendor": "Nbility",
      "apiKey": "${NBILITY_API_KEY}",
      "url": "https://api.nbility.ai/v1/chat/completions",
      "maxInputTokens": 8192,
      "maxOutputTokens": 1024,
      "supportsToolCall": true,
      "supportsImages": false
    }
  ]
}

Replace the ID and adjust limits and capabilities to the real model. The numbers are illustrative initial limits; enable supportsToolCall only for a model that actually supports tools.

Supply credentialsCopy link

Set export NBILITY_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY" and restart CodeBuddy from that terminal. A desktop shortcut may not inherit shell variables; use the client’s custom-model credential UI in that case.

A project .codebuddy/models.json can override user settings. Save valid UTF-8 JSON and keep real keys out of project repositories.

Verify and distinguish URL fieldsCopy link

Select the Nbility model, send a short message in a new conversation, and check Usage logs.

The file’s url requires the full /v1/chat/completions endpoint. A graphical Base URL field that appends the endpoint instead needs https://api.nbility.ai/v1. Read the field definition before transferring settings between interfaces.

If your version does not load models.json, use its documented custom-model UI or choose Cline.

ReferencesCopy link

Adapted and rewritten for Nbility from aicentos’s CodeBuddy guide, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Its account, plan, and proprietary service instructions do not apply here. See the client’s official documentation.