[Feature]

[shuantsu]

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VSCode Version: 1.99.30044 (system setup)
Void Version: 1.4.9
Commit: b5a41840a0ce29fe5a86b2fa07c26b07f92684d2
Date: 2025-06-23T08:12:50.333Z
Electron: 34.3.2
ElectronBuildId: undefined
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.18.3
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100

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I want to know if it is possible to automatically have the same model on inline chat and on sidepanel chat. I like to use models like Gemini when I'm researching and doing intensive tasks. But when I'm doing something related to my work or I need privacy and security, I use a local LLM and I tend to switch to the same models on inline and chat all the time. Is it possible to change both easily?

[iandouglas]

One idea I have here is to just start a new chat when you're first researching something in that session, and choose Gemini ... then you can always change back to a previous session where you were using your local llm.

I do this when I'm working on a task like writing code and think "oh, I should have AI write my tests" but don't want to clutter the current context window. I just start a new chat, tell it to write my tests, and when it's done, I go back to my previous session.

What would be even better is if we could keep both sessions active/running... for me I like having my local models write/run my tests because those tokens get expensive when looking through big test runner outputs!! $$$$$

Right now if I really need two things running at the same time, I just open a new Void window to the same project, and have that session writing my tests then I just go back and forth between my Void windows.