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Provide coding-agent workflows through IDE extensions and a CLI

The repository contains a VS Code extension, CLI, and JetBrains plugin with shared TypeScript-oriented core and GUI code. The README itself recommends using the CLI rather than the JetBrains plugin.

Sources: [2][3]

Swap model providers and MCP integrations through local configuration

~/.continue/config.yaml defines models by name, provider, and model, with providers such as OpenAI and Ollama documented. The configuration can also include context providers and MCP servers, allowing cloud models, local models, and tool servers to be composed.

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Try the final version in 3 steps

1. Choose the 2.0.0-era VS Code extension, @continuedev/cli, or JetBrains plugin.

2. Create ~/.continue/config.yaml and configure a model provider; Ollama is available for local inference.

3. Add MCP servers or context providers if needed, then run agent tasks against a repository.

Sources: [2][4]

For preserving existing Continue workflows or studying and forking an open-source coding-agent architecture

Because the codebase remains Apache-2.0, it can serve as a reference for VS Code/CLI agents, provider abstraction, and MCP/config design, or as a starting point for a fork whose maintenance you intend to own.

Sources: [2]

Active maintenance has ended, so new deployments inherit IDE/API and security maintenance costs

The README states that the repository is no longer actively maintained and is read-only, and describes 2.0.0 as the final polished release across VS Code, CLI, and JetBrains. Future IDE APIs, model-provider APIs, and dependency security changes should not be expected to receive upstream updates, which is a material constraint for new production adoption.

Sources: [2][5]