Continue (coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains, and CLI)
Continue (coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains, and CLI) is a framework maintained by Continue Dev, Inc.32 Its source code is public12 under the Apache License 2.03.
Continue is an open-source AI coding agent that ships as a VS Code extension, a JetBrains plugin, and a command-line tool. Its maintainers put out a final 2.0.0 release, which removed anonymous telemetry and the authentication layer. The repository now says it is no longer actively maintained and is read-only.25
- Repository: Repository (external site: github.com)
- Documentation: Documentation (external site: docs.continue.dev)
- License: LICENSE (external site: github.com)
- Release notes: Releases (external site: github.com)
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Public materials checklist
| Item | Status | Notes and evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Source codeIs the source code publicly readable? | Public | The repository is read-only.12 |
| DocumentationIs user documentation published? | Public | The documentation site was still online on 2026-09-29 and did not mention the end of maintenance.5 |
| InstallationAre installation instructions or packages publicly available? | Public | The README links the VS Code Marketplace and Open VSX listings, the CLI's npm package, and JetBrains plugin builds on GitHub Releases. For JetBrains users, it recommends the CLI over the plugin.2 |
| Supported platformsAre supported operating systems or hardware documented? | Public | VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, and a terminal CLI.2 |
| Release statusAre versioned releases published? | Public | The README calls 2.0.0 the final release. The VS Code v2.0.0 tag was published on GitHub on 2026-06-19; a v2.1.0-vscode tag marked as a pre-release was published the same day.24 |
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U.S. eligibility
Eligible · basis: U.S.-governed project
The LICENSE file and the README assign copyright to Continue Dev, Inc. Continue's terms of service give a San Francisco, California street address for Continue Dev, Inc. and deem the service based in California, and Y Combinator lists the company in San Francisco. Continue's website says the company has since been acquired by Cursor, whose terms of service name Anysphere, Inc. as its provider. No foundation or community governance body has taken over maintenance, and the repository is no longer actively maintained.327869
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USASI. (2026, September 29). Continue (coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains, and CLI). United States of America Superintelligence. https://unitedstatesofamericasuperintelligence.com/open/continue-extension/
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author = {{USASI}},
title = {Continue (coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains, and CLI)},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
howpublished = {\url{https://unitedstatesofamericasuperintelligence.com/open/continue-extension/}},
note = {United States of America Superintelligence. Last updated 2026-09-29}
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