Continue

Continue Overview

Continue is an open-source AI code assistant designed to help developers move faster by automating the repetitive parts of software development. Instead of spending your time on manual refactoring or routine maintenance, Continue lets you delegate those tasks to background agents so you can focus on building the interesting parts of your project. It acts as a versatile companion that lives where you do, offering powerful integrations across your IDE, terminal, and CI/CD pipelines to turn reactive coding into a proactive, automated workflow.

Continue Key Features

• Mission Control for AI Agents: Launch and manage background agents through an intuitive GUI. You can use battle-tested workflows for platforms like GitHub, Sentry, and Snyk, or customize your own prompts and MCP tools to fit your specific tech stack. It allows you to monitor performance and manage interventions across your entire team.
• Pure Terminal Power with Continue CLI: For developers who live in the command line, the Continue CLI provides the same workflow power without leaving the terminal. You can pipe outputs, script complex automations, and use the REPL-mode to test and debug your background agents in real-time.
• Scalable CI/CD Deployment: Take your automation into production by deploying workflows directly into your infrastructure. Whether you use GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or GitLab CI, you can drop your workflows into existing pipelines to handle automated refactoring, performance audits, or documentation updates.
• Extensive Model and Context Support: Continue offers total flexibility by supporting a wide range of model providers, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, and local options like Ollama and LM Studio. It deeply integrates with your environment, pulling context from your codebase, documentation, GitLab issues, and even Confluence pages.
• Collaborative Building Blocks via Continue Hub: Access the Continue Hub to create, share, and discover custom AI building blocks. You can find specific rules, prompts, and data blocks shared by the community to amplify your development speed and ensure your team follows the same coding standards automatically.