# Continue — User Demand Report

**Week:** 2026-W15
**Generated:** 2026-04-06
**Issues analyzed:** 37 (33 included)
**Need clusters:** 2

## Top 10 User Needs

| Rank | Need | Issues | Score | Category | Examples |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | API Integration and Authentication Fixes | 28 | 4.7 | Integration | [#12004](https://github.com/continuedev/continue/issues/12004), [#11963](https://github.com/continuedev/continue/issues/11963), [#11934](https://github.com/continuedev/continue/issues/11934) |
| 2 | Document .continue/configs/ directory support | 5 | 0.0 | Documentation | [#12040](https://github.com/continuedev/continue/issues/12040), [#12036](https://github.com/continuedev/continue/issues/12036), [#12026](https://github.com/continuedev/continue/issues/12026) |

## Rising Needs

| Need | Rising Score | This Week | Category |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Document .continue/configs/ directory support | 1.3x | 5 | Documentation |

## Category Breakdown

- **Integration**: 1 clusters
- **Documentation**: 1 clusters

## All Need Clusters

### 1. API Integration and Authentication Fixes

Users are experiencing multiple API integration issues including authentication failures with Anthropic and OpenAI keys, proxy connection problems, and custom headers not being passed correctly. These issues prevent proper communication with model providers and affect both the Continue proxy and direct API connections. Fixing these will ensure reliable API access and proper error handling for edge cases like context length limits.

- **Volume:** 28 issues (25 open, 3 closed)
- **Demand Score:** 4.7
- **Avg Reactions:** 0.1 | **Avg Comments:** 0.3
- **Example issues:** [#12004](https://github.com/continuedev/continue/issues/12004), [#11963](https://github.com/continuedev/continue/issues/11963), [#11934](https://github.com/continuedev/continue/issues/11934), [#11933](https://github.com/continuedev/continue/issues/11933), [#11978](https://github.com/continuedev/continue/issues/11978)

### 2. Document .continue/configs/ directory support

Users want documentation for the .continue/configs/ directory feature that supports local config profiles. This documentation is needed so users can understand how to organize and manage multiple configuration profiles locally. Without clear documentation, users may struggle to discover or properly utilize this configuration capability.

- **Volume:** 5 issues (5 open, 0 closed)
- **Demand Score:** 0.0
- **Avg Reactions:** 0 | **Avg Comments:** 0
- **Example issues:** [#12040](https://github.com/continuedev/continue/issues/12040), [#12036](https://github.com/continuedev/continue/issues/12036), [#12026](https://github.com/continuedev/continue/issues/12026), [#11968](https://github.com/continuedev/continue/issues/11968), [#11944](https://github.com/continuedev/continue/issues/11944)

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