1# Configuration
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 3When using AI in Zed, you can configure multiple dimensions:
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 51. Which LLM providers you can use
 6   - Zed's hosted models, which require [authentication](../authentication.md) and [subscription](./subscription.md)
 7   - [Using your own API keys](./llm-providers.md), which do not
 8   - Using [external agents like Claude Code](./external-agents.md), which do not
 92. [Model parameters and usage](./agent-settings.md#model-settings)
103. [Interactions with the Agent Panel](./agent-settings.md#agent-panel-settings)
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12## Turning AI Off Entirely
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14We want to respect users who want to use Zed without interacting with AI whatsoever.
15To do that, add the following key to your `settings.json`:
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17```json [settings]
18{
19  "disable_ai": true
20}
21```
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23Read [the following blog post](https://zed.dev/blog/disable-ai-features) to learn more about our motivation to promote this, as much as we also encourage users to explore AI-assisted programming.