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Generate code completions that intelligently merge updates into existing code while maintaining structure, order, comments, and indentation.

Endpoint

POST https://api.inceptionlabs.ai/v1/apply/completions

Request Format

The Mercury Edit model requires two sections in the message content:

1. Original Code — Wrapped in <|original_code|> tags
2. Update Snippet — Wrapped in <|update_snippet|> tags with // ... existing code ... placeholders

curl https://api.inceptionlabs.ai/v1/apply/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $INCEPTION_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "model": "mercury-edit",
    "messages": [
      {
        "role": "user",
        "content": "<|original_code|>\nclass Calculator {\n  add(a, b) {\n    return a + b;\n  }\n  subtract(a, b) {\n    return a - b;\n  }\n}\n<|original_code|>\n\n<|update_snippet|>\nclass Calculator {\n  // ... existing code ...\n  multiply(a, b) {\n    return a * b;\n  }\n}\n<|update_snippet|>"
      }
    ],
    "max_tokens": 2000
  }'

How It Works

The model:

1. Reads the original code block
2. Identifies the update snippet with // ... existing code ... placeholders
3. Intelligently merges updates while preserving existing structure
4. Maintains indentation, comments, and code order

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
model	string	Must be "mercury-edit"
messages	array	Message with original code + update snippet
max_tokens	int	Max tokens to generate (1-8,192)

See Also

• Next Edit — Predictive edit suggestions
• Autocomplete (FIM) — Fill-in-the-middle completions