Subconscious

How to use ZCode with Subconscious

Let your AI do the setup. Paste this into Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT or any assistant.

Set up ZCode to use Subconscious as its model provider.

Subconscious is an inference API for agents. It serves open models through OpenAI- and Anthropic-compatible endpoints, billed per token.
- OpenAI-compatible base URL: https://api.subconscious.dev/v1
- Anthropic-compatible base URL: https://api.subconscious.dev
- Model: subconscious/glm-5.3-marathon
- API key: read it from the SUBCONSCIOUS_API_KEY environment variable. Never commit the key or paste it into project files. If it is not set, ask me to create one at https://platform.subconscious.dev.

Follow these steps. Run commands and edit files yourself. For any step in a settings screen, tell me exactly what to click and what to enter.

1. Create a Subconscious API key
Sign in at https://platform.subconscious.dev and create an API key. You will paste it into the settings screen below.

2. Add a provider
In ZCode, open Model Settings and choose Add Provider at the bottom of the provider list. Name it Subconscious.

3. Enter the endpoint and key
Enter the base URL by hand and paste your API key. If ZCode asks for an API format, choose the OpenAI chat completions option.
   - Base URL: https://api.subconscious.dev/v1
   - API key: Your Subconscious API key

4. Add the model and enable it
Choose Add Model and enter the model ID, then turn on the provider's enable switch and pick the model in a session.
   - Model: subconscious/glm-5.3-marathon

Full guide: https://www.subconscious.dev/agents/terminal-and-ide/zcode.md

When you are done, confirm the tool is using subconscious/glm-5.3-marathon, then summarize what you changed.

To use ZCode with Subconscious, open Model Settings, add a provider named Subconscious, enter the base URL https://api.subconscious.dev/v1 and your Subconscious API key, then add the model subconscious/glm-5.3-marathon and enable it. ZCode then runs GLM-5.3 Marathon on Subconscious, billed per token.

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Before you start

  • The ZCode desktop app for macOS, Windows or Linux
  • A Subconscious account and API key

ZCode docs · Source on GitHub

Set up ZCode

  1. Step 1: Create a Subconscious API key

    Sign in at https://platform.subconscious.dev and create an API key. You will paste it into the settings screen below.

  2. Step 2: Add a provider

    In ZCode, open Model Settings and choose Add Provider at the bottom of the provider list. Name it Subconscious.

  3. Step 3: Enter the endpoint and key

    Enter the base URL by hand and paste your API key. If ZCode asks for an API format, choose the OpenAI chat completions option.

    Base URL
    https://api.subconscious.dev/v1
    API key
    Your Subconscious API key

  4. Step 4: Add the model and enable it

    Choose Add Model and enter the model ID, then turn on the provider's enable switch and pick the model in a session.

    Model
    subconscious/glm-5.3-marathon

Why run ZCode on Subconscious

Long sessions stay fast
2x faster task completion on long tasks than standard open-model inference, especially past 200k tokens of context.
Context that keeps going
The OrangeLine runtime compresses the parts of context that stopped mattering, on the GPU, while the run continues. That gives a 5M+ token context window with no stop-and-compact pause.
Lower cost on long tasks
50% to 80% lower cost on long tasks, because the runtime processes far fewer tokens. Cached input bills at a steep discount, and agentic coding sees cache hit rates above 95%.
Your data stays yours
Prompts, inputs and outputs are not recorded, and nothing you send is used to train a model.

Connection details

For any client that takes a custom OpenAI- or Anthropic-compatible endpoint.

OpenAI-compatible base URL
https://api.subconscious.dev/v1
Anthropic-compatible base URL
https://api.subconscious.dev
API key
From subc login or the Subconscious dashboard
Model
subconscious/glm-5.3-marathon
Multimodal, high-throughput model
subconscious/deepseek-v4.1-flash-marathon

Full reference in the Subconscious API docs.

Questions

Which Subconscious model should I use with ZCode?
Start with subconscious/glm-5.3-marathon, an open frontier coding model built for long agent runs. subconscious/deepseek-v4.1-flash-marathon is a cheaper, high-throughput alternative that also takes image input. Use the full model ID, including the subconscious/ prefix.
Is ZCode on Subconscious OpenAI- or Anthropic-compatible?
This guide connects ZCode through the OpenAI-compatible Subconscious API. Subconscious serves both formats: OpenAI Chat Completions at https://api.subconscious.dev/v1 and Anthropic Messages at https://api.subconscious.dev.
How is ZCode usage on Subconscious billed?
Per token by default, with no commitment. Heavy users can switch to a monthly token plan: a fixed price for a large daily token allowance shared across your team.

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