Continue is an open-source coding agent that was distributed as a command-line tool, VS Code extension, and JetBrains plugin. It helped developers bring configurable language models and AI-assisted coding workflows directly into their development environments, with support for customization around models, context, and agent behavior.

The project became one of the earlier open-source foundations for configurable AI coding assistants and explored workflows beyond simple autocomplete. Its final 2.0 release focused on polishing the CLI and editor integrations, removing anonymous telemetry and built-in authentication, and resolving remaining issues so the codebase could remain useful as a stable reference.

The original Continue repository is now read-only and no longer actively maintained, so it is better viewed as a completed open-source coding-agent project than as a rapidly evolving platform. Developers can still study or use the released software, and the repository remains relevant as an example of how open AI coding tools evolved toward agent-based workflows across terminals and IDEs.