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Name: Continue
Brand: Continue
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Rating: 4.4 (27 reviews)

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Open-source AI coding assistant for VS Code and JetBrains IDEs. Connect any LLM — Claude, GPT-4o, or local models via Ollama — to your IDE for code completion, chat, and context-aware edits. The most popular open-source Copilot alternative with 20M+ downloads.

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Continue helps with iterative prompt engineering learning and live code evaluation.

Reality check: Continue is best suited for users with intermediate-level experience in AI interaction.

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Privacy-conscious developers
open-source advocates
developers wanting full LLM control
enterprises needing on-prem AI coding
security-sensitive codebases
JetBrains IDE users

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Users wanting a polished out-of-box AI IDE (use Cursor)
non-technical users
teams wanting managed enterprise AI coding tools

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27 Reviews

“Hey [r/SideProject](https://www.reddit.com/r/SideProject/) — shipping a project I've been heads-down on for a few months. Would love feedbac”

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@Turbulent-Toe-365 • Reddit

2 days ago

“# Prompt Sensei: An Open-Source Claude Code/Codex Skill for Iterative Prompt Engineering Learning **Workflow value:** 88/100 **Status:** ”

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@ClaudeAI-mod-bot • Reddit

2 days ago

“# 11 Essential Insights for Effective Claude Interaction: Understanding its Strengths and Limitations **Workflow value:** 90/100 **Status”

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@ClaudeAI-mod-bot • Reddit

2 days ago

“# Glia: Local-First Shared Memory & RAG for Claude.ai and Claude Code with SQLite & Ollama **Workflow value:** 90/100 **Status:**”

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@ClaudeAI-mod-bot • Reddit

2 days ago

“# Glia: Set up a Local-First Offline RAG and Shared Memory Layer for Claude Code and AI Chats **Workflow value:** 90/100 **Status:** acti”

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@ClaudeAI-mod-bot • Reddit

2 days ago

“I’ve been using ChatGPT for coding, research, report writing, and pretty much everything lately. One thing I’ve always struggled with is th”

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@FishingPutrid9402 • Reddit

2 days ago

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27 Reviews

“Hey [r/SideProject](https://www.reddit.com/r/SideProject/) — shipping a project I've been heads-down on for a few months. Would love feedbac”

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@Turbulent-Toe-365 • Reddit

2 days ago

“# Prompt Sensei: An Open-Source Claude Code/Codex Skill for Iterative Prompt Engineering Learning **Workflow value:** 88/100 **Status:** ”

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@ClaudeAI-mod-bot • Reddit

2 days ago

“# 11 Essential Insights for Effective Claude Interaction: Understanding its Strengths and Limitations **Workflow value:** 90/100 **Status”

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@ClaudeAI-mod-bot • Reddit

2 days ago

“# Glia: Local-First Shared Memory & RAG for Claude.ai and Claude Code with SQLite & Ollama **Workflow value:** 90/100 **Status:**”

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@ClaudeAI-mod-bot • Reddit

2 days ago

“# Glia: Set up a Local-First Offline RAG and Shared Memory Layer for Claude Code and AI Chats **Workflow value:** 90/100 **Status:** acti”

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@ClaudeAI-mod-bot • Reddit

2 days ago

“I’ve been using ChatGPT for coding, research, report writing, and pretty much everything lately. One thing I’ve always struggled with is th”

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@FishingPutrid9402 • Reddit

2 days ago

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