# continuedev/continue

open-source coding agent

Repository: https://github.com/continuedev/continue
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/continue
Homepage: https://continue.dev
Language: TypeScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: open-source, developer-tools, ai, agent, cli
Last push: 2026-08-26T10:07:03+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 88/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 77, longevity 85
- inputs: {"age_days": 1197, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 76, "gap_med": 0, "n_releases_24m": 250}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 35644, forks 5289 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:00.881806+00:00)

## What it is
Continue is an open-source AI coding agent distributed as a CLI, VS Code extension, and JetBrains plugin, offering agent mode, chat, edit, and autocomplete features. The project was acquired by Cursor and the repository is now read-only, with a final 2.0.0 release available.

## Use cases
- get AI coding assistance in the terminal with a CLI agent
- chat with an AI about my code inside VS Code
- autocomplete code suggestions as I type in JetBrains
- run an AI agent to complete development tasks in my editor
- edit code sections with AI without leaving the current file
- self-host an open-source alternative to Copilot

## When to choose
- you want a fully open-source, Apache-2.0 licensed AI code assistant you can inspect or fork
- you need a terminal-native coding agent via the Continue CLI
- you want to build custom AI code agents on top of an existing open-source foundation

## When to avoid
- you need ongoing updates, bug fixes, or support - the repo is read-only and no longer maintained
- you want a commercially supported product - the team was acquired by Cursor
- you rely on JetBrains plugin features - the docs recommend the CLI instead

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: agent-framework, llm-inference, developer-tools, cli, chatbot
- domain: developer-tools, artificial-intelligence, text-editors
- platform: cli, cross-platform, editor-plugin
- tags: coding-agent, ai-code-assistant, vscode-extension, jetbrains-plugin, autocomplete, code-edit, acquired-by-cursor, read-only, ai-agents, command-line, nodejs

## Member repositories
- continuedev/continue (main) score 88

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:00.881806+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:26:48.494717+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/continuedev/continue (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:00.881806+00:00, sha 054b77f95730)
  - homepage: https://continue.dev (fetched 2026-08-29T07:48:24.423131+00:00, sha 99eee9bbc14d)
  - site_page: https://docs.continue.dev (fetched 2026-08-29T07:48:24.425841+00:00, sha d6e310af782b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.