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Continue is an open-source coding-agent framework for configuring chat, edit, autocomplete, and agent workflows in VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, and the terminal.

Provider
Continue
Category
AI Coding Assistant
Pricing
Free
API
No
Open Source
Yes

About Continue

Continue lets developers assemble a coding assistant around the models, context providers, prompts, and rules they choose. Its open-source VS Code and JetBrains extensions support chat, targeted edits, autocomplete, and agent tasks, while its CLI brings similar workflows to the terminal. Continue stands apart from fixed hosted assistants by making configuration and model choice part of the product. That flexibility is valuable for teams with privacy or infrastructure requirements, but it also leaves model credentials, context design, and troubleshooting in the user's hands.

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Key Features

  • ✓Agent mode for carrying out multi-step development tasks with reviewable changes
  • ✓Chat and edit modes for explaining or modifying selected code in the IDE
  • ✓Inline autocomplete configured independently from conversational workflows
  • ✓Open configuration for selecting models, context sources, prompts, and rules
  • ✓VS Code, JetBrains, and terminal interfaces built around the same configurable approach

Use Cases

  • •Connecting an approved model endpoint to an IDE without adopting a fixed assistant stack
  • •Creating team rules and prompts for recurring refactors or repository conventions
  • •Using local or controlled model infrastructure for sensitive development work
  • •Switching between chat, targeted edits, and terminal agent tasks during implementation

Best For

  • •Developers and platform teams that want an open, configurable coding assistant across IDE and terminal workflows
  • •Organizations that need control over model selection and context handling more than turnkey setup