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Crush is a powerful AI coding agent for the terminal (CLI + TUI). It supports multiple models to handle code generation, debugging, file operations, and more — all inside your command line. Crush is supercharged with the GLM Coding Plan, making your terminal workflow smarter and more efficient.
Using the GLM Coding Plan, you need to configure the dedicated Coding API https://api.z.ai/api/coding/paas/v4 instead of the General API https://api.z.ai/api/paas/v4

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Step 1: Installing Crush

Select the appropriate installation method based on your system:

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Step 2: Configuring the GLM Model

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1. Obtain Your Z.AI API Key

Visit Z.AI to get your API Key.

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2. Launch Crush and Select Model

Run the crush command to start the application: 
crush
In the model selection interface, choose one of the following models:
  • glm-4.7 : Highest performance, strong coding version
  • glm-4.7 : Standard version, suitable for complex tasks
  • glm-4.5-air : Lightweight version, faster response

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3. Enter your Z.AI API key

Enter the API Key obtained from Z.AI at the prompt. Description

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Step 3: Modify Crush Configuration

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1. Locate the Configuration File

Depending on your OS, the configuration file can be found at: 
~/.config/crush/crush.json

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2. Switch to the GLM Coding Plan Endpoint

Open the crush.json file and configure it as follows, making sure to replace with your API KEY: 
{
  "providers": {
    "zai": {
      "id": "zai",
      "name": "ZAI Provider",
      "base_url": "https://api.z.ai/api/coding/paas/v4",
      "api_key": "your_api_key"
    }
  }
}

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Step 4: Complete Configuration and Pick model

Press ctrl+p, choose “Switch Model” After configuration, you can now:
  • Generate and optimize code using GLM-4.7
  • Conduct technical Q&A and debugging
  • Execute complex programming tasks
  • Experience the powerful capabilities of Z.AI

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Step 5: Vision Search Reader MCP

Refer to the Vision MCP Server , Search MCP Server and Web Reader MCP Server documentation; once configured, you can use them in Crush.