1---
 2title: Configure AI in Zed - Providers, Models, and Settings
 3description: Set up AI in Zed with hosted models, your own API keys, or external agents. Includes how to disable AI entirely.
 4---
 5
 6# Configuration
 7
 8When using AI in Zed, you can configure multiple dimensions:
 9
101. Which LLM providers you can use
11   - Zed's hosted models, which require [authentication](../authentication.md) and [subscription](./subscription.md)
12   - [Using your own API keys](./llm-providers.md), which do not
13   - Using [external agents like Claude Code](./external-agents.md), which do not
142. [Model parameters and usage](./agent-settings.md#model-settings)
153. [Interactions with the Agent Panel](./agent-settings.md#agent-panel-settings)
16
17## Turning AI Off Entirely
18
19To disable all AI features, add the following to your `settings.json`:
20
21```json [settings]
22{
23  "disable_ai": true
24}
25```
26
27See [this blog post](https://zed.dev/blog/disable-ai-features) for background on this option.