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About Continue

Continue is an open-source IDE extension that brings AI coding assistance directly into VS Code and JetBrains IDEs. It integrates with local or remote LLMs and enforces AI-assisted code quality checks through version control and CI/CD pipelines.

Best for

Teams prioritizing code privacy and wanting AI assistance integrated into existing IDE workflows and CI systems

Use cases

  • Embed AI code review rules in git workflows
  • Run LLM-based linting and checks in CI pipelines
  • Use local models for private code assistance without external APIs

Notes

33,482 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-06-01. Licensed Apache-2.0.

Pros

  • Open-source with strong community adoption (33k+ stars)
  • Works with local LLMs for privacy-sensitive environments
  • Integrates directly into popular IDEs without context switching

Cons

  • Requires manual setup and configuration of LLM endpoints
  • CI enforcement depends on custom CLI integration work
  • Limited built-in templates for common code quality checks

Key facts

What we have checked

Latest version
2.0.0-vscode (released 19 June 2026)
Checked GitHub
GitHub stars
36,028
Checked github api via nightly crawl, recovered from git history 20e874270887c1008f860ee0198e461a23c9e438

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Stars and usage

How Continue is growing

GitHub stars

33,482 to 36,028

stars. 12 July 2026 to 26 Sept 2026, 2 readings.

Source: github api via nightly crawl, recovered from git history 20e874270887c1008f860ee0198e461a23c9e438. Checked .

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Sources

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  • GitHubOfficial

    Checked · Latest version

  • github api via nightly crawl, recovered from git history 20e874270887c1008f860ee0198e461a23c9e438Registry

    Checked · GitHub stars

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Changelog

What changed

  1. Released 2.0.0-vscode

    Source: GitHub

  2. Released 2.1.0-vscode

    Source: GitHub

  3. Released 1.2.24-vscode

    Source: GitHub

  4. Released 1.2.23-vscode

    Source: GitHub

  5. Released 1.3.40-vscode

    Source: GitHub

  6. Released 1.2.22-vscode

    Source: GitHub

  7. Released 1.3.38-vscode

    Source: GitHub

  8. Released 1.0.67-jetbrains

    Source: GitHub

  9. Released 1.2.21-vscode

    Source: GitHub

  10. Released 1.3.37-vscode

    Source: GitHub

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