Coding agent · Plugin (archived)

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Quick answer: Historical reference to the open-source Continue extension (Apache 2.0) before the Cursor acquisition.

Best for

Historical reference to the open-source Continue extension (Apache 2.0) before the Cursor acquisition.

Skip if

You need an actively maintained day-to-day agent — use Cursor or Kilo Code instead.

Who it fits

  • Historical reference to the open-source Continue extension (Apache 2.0) before the Cursor acquisition.
  • Developers who want agent help inside an existing IDE

Pros

Pioneering open-source AI extension for VS Code and JetBrains; Apache 2.0 codebase on GitHub.

Cons

Acquired by Cursor; repo no longer actively maintained — try Kilo Code (plugin) or Cursor for a supported day-to-day setup.

Facts

Locality:
Local-first
Surfaces:
IDE plugin
Maturity:
General availability
BYOK:
Bring your own API key
Open source:
Source available

Agent standards & memory

AGENTS.md: SupportedSKILL.md: Via configRules / memory: config.yaml assistants and context providers.OSS repo archived (BYOK if self-building).

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