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About Continue
⏩ Create, share, and use custom AI code assistants with our open-source IDE extensions and hub of models, rules, prompts, docs, and other building blocks
Overview
What is Continue?
Continue is an open-source tool that enables developers to create, share, and use custom AI code assistants. It provides extensions for VS Code and JetBrains, along with a hub of models, rules, prompts, docs, and other building blocks.
How to use Continue?
Install the Continue extension from the VS Code Marketplace or JetBrains plugin repository. Then configure models, rules, and prompts through the Continue hub or local configuration. For detailed steps, refer to the getting started guide at continue.dev/docs/getting-started/install.
Key features of Continue
- Agent for making substantial codebase changes
- Chat for asking an LLM for help without leaving the IDE
- Autocomplete for inline code suggestions as you type
- Edit for convenient code modification within your current file
- Open-source under Apache 2.0 license
Use cases of Continue
- Creating a custom AI code assistant tailored to your team’s stack and conventions
- Asking for context-aware code help via chat while staying in your editor
- Receiving inline code suggestions as you type to speed up development
- Quickly modifying code using the Edit feature without switching context
- Sharing and reusing models, rules, and prompts from the Continue hub
FAQ from Continue
Is Continue free to use?
Yes, Continue is open-source and licensed under Apache 2.0.
Which IDEs does Continue support?
Continue offers extensions for VS Code and JetBrains.
How is Continue different from other AI coding tools?
Continue is fully open-source and provides a hub of models, rules, prompts, and docs, allowing you to build customized AI code assistants that can be shared and reused.
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