Continue

Open-source AI code assistant for VS Code and JetBrains that works with local models

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Last commit18 Oct 2026
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Continue is an open-source extension for VS Code and JetBrains that adds chat, autocomplete, edits and agents to your editor using any model, including local ones served by Ollama, llama.cpp or vLLM. It also has a CLI for running coding agents in CI.

An editor extension rather than a server; pair it with a self-hosted model runner.

Self-hosted alternative to

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