Continue

Continue is an innovative open-source tool that empowers developers to create, share, and utilize custom AI code assistants. It integrates seamlessly with popular IDEs and enhances the coding workflow by offering intelligent autocompletion, code reference, and natural language rewriting capabilities.

Continue is the open source alternative to:

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About Continue

Continue enhances developer productivity with AI-powered assistance that autocompletes code, facilitates interactive code referencing, and enables natural language-driven code rewriting. Built as open-source IDE extensions available for VS Code and JetBrains, it supports any programming language, model, or context. The tool provides a hub of models, rules, prompts, docs, and other essential building blocks that integrate effortlessly into your development environment.

Key Features

Intelligent code autocompletion across multiple languages
Interactive code reference and chat features
Natural language-based code rewriting
Seamless integration with popular IDEs like VS Code and JetBrains
Support for any AI model, context, and documentation blocks
Open-source platform encouraging community collaboration

Representation of core functionalities

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Summary

Continue redefines coding by blending AI-driven assistance with familiar development environments. Its capabilities in auto-completion, intelligent code referencing, and natural language editing empower developers to adapt and innovate efficiently as technology evolves.

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