Startup
Continue
Pioneering open-source coding agent (CLI, VS Code, JetBrains), acquired by Cursor in 2026.
Continue Dev, Inc. built Continue, an open-source coding agent available as a CLI, a VS Code extension and a JetBrains plugin. The continue.dev homepage now states that the company has been acquired by Cursor, and that the open-source codebase remains freely available as a foundation for others. The README says the continuedev/continue repository is no longer actively maintained and is read-only. A final 2.0.0 release of the extension, CLI and JetBrains plugin removed anonymous telemetry and pulled out authentication. The code remains Apache-2.0.
What the community says
User reports from Hacker News, Reddit, GitHub and reviews, as of Oct 29, 2026. Not our verdict.
Pros people report
- Easy way to wire VS Code or JetBrains to local models (Ollama, LM Studio).Hacker News 1Hacker News 2Hacker News 3
- Gives full access to interaction traces (local DB and JSON).Hacker News
- Bring your own provider in both IntelliJ and VS Code.Hacker News
Cons people report
- Acquired by Cursor (June 2026); repo is now read-only after a final 2.0.0 release.Hacker NewsGitHub
- Users called it kind of broken or rough, and swapped to Kilo Code.Hacker News 1Hacker News 2
- Autocomplete with local models was messy, and models needed reminders to call tools.Hacker News 1Hacker News 2
- Best for
- Existing users on local-model setups; not for new adoption.
- Watch out for
- No active maintenance after the acquisition.
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In the news
Community · OpenAI Blog · Jun 22, 2026
Learn how Jason Liu uses Codex to preserve context, manage complex projects, and help work continue beyond a single prompt.
In research (2)
- Beyond Benchmarks: Can Small Open-Weight Models Get Real Coding Work Done?Verdict: Incremental
Oct 25, 2026 · Coding client the author tried with open-weight endpoints.
Oct 21, 2026 · Role-typed harness, 0% laundering.
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Sources
- continue.dev homepage (acquisition notice)
- GitHub README (read-only, final 2.0.0 release)
- The New Stack: Cursor quietly acquires Continue
Verified Oct 29, 2026