Continue for VS Code

Open-source modular AI assistant for VS Code and JetBrains supporting local and cloud LLMs.

Official Repository / Source Documentation

What it does

Continue gives you complete control over your coding AI stack. Connect any model (Ollama, LM Studio, Anthropic, OpenAI, Mistral) for autocomplete and chat, create custom slash commands, and build contextual docs indexing.

Installation & Setup

Level: intermediate

Install from VS Code Marketplace. Customize your config.json with your favorite local or cloud models.

Prerequisites: VS Code 1.74+ or JetBrains IDEs.

Security & Privacy Notes

Fully open source. When used with local models like Ollama, zero telemetry or source code leaves your computer.

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