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NAME
continue-dev — Continue is an open-source AI code assistant extension for VS Code and JetBrains.
METADATA
TYPE
IDE
IDE
PRICE
Free
Free
VERIFIED
2026-03-17
2026-03-17
STATUS
ACTIVE
ACTIVE
LINKS
CONFIG FILES
DESCRIPTION
Continue is an open-source AI code assistant extension for VS Code and JetBrains. Features shell mode, session pause/resume, shareable agent links, and MCP JSON config file loading. It supports model configuration via YAML config (primary, config.json is deprecated), a `rules` property replacing systemMessage, a multi-source rules system including .continue/rules/ directories, .continuerules files, colocated rules.md files, and .continue/checks/ for AI-powered code review checks that appear as GitHub status checks.
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SEE ALSO
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