[SOLVED] How to use IPEX-LLM with a VS Code Extension on Win10 ?

[redo33]

Hi,

I just got my B580 and it works fine with the IPEX-LLM Ollama portable zip installer, on Win10. I wonder whether the IPEX-LLM can be used with a VS Code extension such as Continue.dev as described below:

https://dev.to/lunaticprogrammer/using-deepseek-r1-in-visual-studio-code-for-free-2279

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

All the best.

[SOLVED]

1. Start the Ollama Serve with start-ollama.bat
2. Go into the ollama directory and run "ollama pull "
3. In VS Code, under the Continue UI, click the drop-down menu "Add Chat Model" > "Ollama" & "autodetect"

The local models will be shown. Great job Intel !! No Docker required !