CodeBuddy

Edgee CLI setup (recommended)

The fastest way to connect CodeBuddy to Edgee is the CLI, no environment variables to set by hand.

Install the Edgee CLI

curl -fsSL https://edgee.ai/install.sh | bash

brew install edgee-ai/tap/edgee

irm https://edgee.ai/install.ps1 | iex

Launch CodeBuddy through Edgee

edgee launch codebuddy

The CLI authenticates, configures routing, and starts CodeBuddy, all in one command. Token compression is enabled automatically.

CodeBuddy must already be installed. See the CodeBuddy repository for install instructions.

After the session ends, the CLI prints a link to view token usage, compression savings, and cost breakdown in the Edgee Console.

Manual setup (advanced)

CodeBuddy reads its endpoint and headers from environment variables. Set the following in your shell configuration (~/.bashrc, ~/.zshrc, etc.):

export CODEBUDDY_BASE_URL="https://edgee.io/v1"
export CODEBUDDY_CUSTOM_HEADERS="x-edgee-api-key: <YOUR_EDGEE_API_KEY>"

Replace <YOUR_EDGEE_API_KEY> with your actual Edgee API key from the Edgee Console.

Benefits

Cost reduction

Edgee’s token compression reduces the tokens sent to and from the model, with no change to output quality.

Every request is logged in the Edgee Console with token counts, latency, and cost breakdowns.

Automatic retry and fallback across providers keeps your sessions running even when a provider has issues.

No config to edit, the CLI wires everything up.