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Introduction: Continue is an open-source AI coding assistant designed for deep customization and continuous learning from your development data. As a VS Code extension, it integrates AI capabilities directly into your IDE, allowing you to connect various models and context sources to create personalized autocomplete and chat workflows.
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What is Continue?

Continue is an open-source autopilot for software development, built to be highly customizable and capable of learning from your development data. It functions as a VS Code extension that brings AI-powered assistance into your IDE, enabling you to connect your choice of models and context sources to build tailored autocomplete and chat experiences.

How to use Continue?

1. Install the Continue extension for VS Code or JetBrains. 2. Connect your preferred AI models and context sources. 3. Customize your autocomplete and chat settings within the IDE. 4. Use the tab key for code completion, reference your codebase in chat, and highlight code to edit it using natural language instructions.

Continue's Core Features

  • AI-powered code autocompletion
  • Context-aware code referencing and chat
  • Natural language code editing
  • Customizable AI code assistants

Continue Use Cases

#1 Accelerate development workflows with AI-powered autocompletion.
#2 Enhance code comprehension through context-aware chat.
#3 Refactor existing code using natural language prompts.

FAQ from Continue

What IDEs does Continue support? +

Continue is compatible with both VS Code and JetBrains IDEs.

What AI models can I use with Continue? +

You can connect a wide range of models, including those from Ollama, OpenAI, Together, Anthropic, Mistral, Azure OpenAI Service, and LM Studio.

What context sources can I use with Continue? +

You can integrate various context sources, such as your local codebase, GitLab Issues, documentation, specific methods, Confluence pages, and individual files.

Continue Pricing

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Free plan available.

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