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An open-source AI coding agent with a codebase available for developers to build on.

Open sourceAI Code AssistantsAI Developer Tools

Verified Nov 2, 2026

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What is Continue?

Continue is an open-source AI coding agent built to assist developers with software development. Its focus is on supporting developers rather than replacing their role in the development process. The project’s codebase remains freely available for others to use as a foundation for their own work.

Continue has been acquired by Cursor. Following the acquisition, the open-source code remains available, giving developers access to the project independently of its former commercial offering. This makes it relevant both to developers interested in coding agents and to people building their own AI developer tools.

The available offering centers on that open-source foundation. Developers can work from Continue’s existing codebase rather than starting an AI coding tool entirely from scratch, while taking responsibility for how they adapt and use it.

What can Continue do?

  • AI coding agent

    Provides an open-source coding agent designed to assist developers with software development.

  • Available source code

    Offers a freely available codebase that developers can use as a foundation for their own tools.

Who is Continue for?

Software developers
Use an open-source coding agent to support their development work.
AI developer-tool builders
Build on Continue’s codebase as a foundation for their own AI coding tools.

Frequently asked questions

Has Continue been acquired?

Yes. Continue has been acquired by Cursor.

Is Continue’s open-source code still available?

Yes. The open-source codebase remains freely available for others to build on.

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  3. 3CursorAn AI coding editor and agent for building, testing, and reviewing software.
  4. 4Claude CodeAnthropic's agentic coding tool that plans, edits, tests and opens pull requests.
  5. 5GitHub CopilotAn AI coding assistant and agent for writing, reviewing, and updating code.

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