Continue

A pioneering open-source coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains IDEs and the terminal, whose repository is now read-only because development has ended.

36.4k stars, 5.5k forks TypeScript On GitHub since May 2023

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What is Continue?

Continue was one of the first open-source AI coding assistants inside the editor, available as a VS Code extension, a JetBrains plugin and a CLI. Its team has stopped development: the README says the repository is no longer actively maintained and is read-only for all users. Before closing it, they shipped a final 2.0.0 release that removed anonymous telemetry, took out authentication and fixed bugs, so the last version works without an account.

Good fit if

  • You already use Continue and want a stable final version that will not change.
  • You want to study or fork a mature, Apache-licensed editor agent.

Look elsewhere if

Before you adopt it

Continue is Apache-2.0, and past contributors signed a contributor license agreement. Since the repository is read-only, bugs and security issues will not be fixed, so plan a move to a maintained tool.

Drafted with AI from the project's README and repository data, then checked against that data on 30 October 2026. Report a correction

Continue health: is it still maintained?

18 of 100, actively developed

  • Activity
    No commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 21 July 2026.
    0 / 30
  • Contributors
    Nobody committed in the last 90 days.
    0 / 20
  • Releases
    6 releases in the last 12 months; the latest, v2.0.0-vscode, on 19 June 2026.
    13 / 20
  • Replies to issues
    Maintainers answered 0% of recent issues.
    0 / 20
  • Security practices
    No OpenSSF Scorecard for this repository yet, so this part gets a neutral score.
    5 / 10

Read from GitHub on 1 November 2026. How the score works

Continue license: is it open source?

Continue uses Apache-2.0, an open-source license approved by the OSI. Contributors sign a contributor license agreement, which lets the owner relicense their work later.

  1. May 2023First published on GitHub.
  2. TodayApache-2.0. A contributor license agreement is required.

How to run Continue yourself

Docker
Dockerfile or compose file in the repository
Compose file
None in the repository
Setup effort
Not rated: no compose file to judge from
Kubernetes
No Helm chart in the repository
Desktop and mobile
Builds for macOS, Windows, Linux, including ARM in GitHub releases
Interface languages
English only

Install instructions: continue.dev or the README on GitHub.

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Questions about Continue

Is Continue open source?

Yes. Continue is published under Apache-2.0, an OSI-approved open-source license.

Is Continue still maintained?

Its health score is 18 of 100 (actively developed). It had no commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 21 July 2026, and its latest release came out on 19 June 2026.

How do I run Continue?

You can run it with Docker, as an app for macOS, Windows, Linux, including ARM. The README on GitHub has the exact steps.

What are the alternatives to Continue?

Close alternatives in the AI coding agents category include Qwen Code, Codewhale, Archon.