# Continue

> Open-source coding agent for VS Code and JetBrains that works with local providers.

Canonical: https://thelocalbench.com/tools/continue · Data as of 2026-10-12 · The Local Bench (thelocalbench.com), data as of 2026-10-12, CC BY 4.0

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- Category: Coding agents / IDE extension
- Website: https://continue.dev
- Repository: https://github.com/continuedev/continue
- Open source: yes, Apache-2.0 [verified] https://github.com/continuedev/continue/blob/HEAD/LICENSE
- Pricing: open-core, starting $0 [verified] https://github.com/continuedev/continue
- Platforms: VS Code, JetBrains [sourced] https://github.com/continuedev/continue#readme
- Added 2026-10-13, last verified 2026-10-13
- Sponsored: no

## Works with local models

| Integration | Status | Flag | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ollama | yes | [verified] | https://docs.continue.dev/customize/model-providers/top-level/ollama |
| llama.cpp | yes | [verified] | https://docs.continue.dev/customize/model-providers/more/llamacpp |
| LM Studio | not yet confirmed | [not_measured] |  |
| OpenAI-compatible | not yet confirmed | [not_measured] |  |
| MCP | yes | [verified] | https://docs.continue.dev/customize/deep-dives/mcp |

JSON: https://thelocalbench.com/api/v1/tools/continue.json

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