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Pioneering open-source coding agent
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-## Getting started
+## What is Continue?
-Paste this into your coding agent of choice:
+> *Note: The `continuedev/continue` repository is no longer actively maintained and is read-only for all users.*
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-Help me write checks for this codebase: https://continue.dev/walkthrough
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+Continue is a coding agent available as a [CLI](#cli), [VS Code extension](#vs-code), and [JetBrains plugin](#jetbrains).
-## How it works
+## Documentation
-Continue runs agents on every pull request as GitHub status checks. Each agent is a markdown file in your repo at `.continue/checks/`. Green if the code looks good, red with a suggested diff if not. Here is an example that performs a security review:
+To learn how to configure Continue, how it works, and how you can customize it further, check out the [Continue Docs](https://docs.continue.dev).
-```yaml
----
-name: Security Review
-description: Review PR for basic security vulnerabilities
----
-Review this PR and check that:
- - No secrets or API keys are hardcoded
- - All new API endpoints have input validation
- - Error responses use the standard error format
-```
+## Final 2.0.0 Release
-## Install CLI
+We polished Continue and did a final 2.0.0 release of the VS Code extension, CLI, and JetBrains plugin.
-AI checks are powered by the open-source Continue CLI (`cn`).
+This included removing anonymous telemetry, pulling out authentication, squashing bugs, and more.
-**macOS / Linux:**
+### VS Code
-```bash
-curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/continuedev/continue/main/extensions/cli/scripts/install.sh | bash
-```
+[](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Continue.continue) [](https://open-vsx.org/extension/Continue/continue) [](extensions/vscode)
-**Windows (PowerShell):**
+### CLI
-```powershell
-irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/continuedev/continue/main/extensions/cli/scripts/install.ps1 | iex
-```
+[](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@continuedev/cli) [](extensions/cli)
-Or with npm (requires Node.js 20+):
+### JetBrains
-```bash
-npm i -g @continuedev/cli
-```
+> *Note: We recommend using the Continue CLI instead of the JetBrains plugin.*
-Then run:
+[](https://github.com/continuedev/continue/releases) [](extensions/intellij)
-```bash
-cn
-```
+## Contributors
-Looking for the VS Code extension? [See here](extensions/vscode/README.md).
+Thank you to the entire Continue community for helping us create a pioneering coding agent. What we built together pushed the boundaries of what AI developer tooling could be. We hope this codebase continues to serve as a foundation for others.
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-## Contributing
+## Checks
-Read the [contributing guide](https://github.com/continuedev/continue/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md), and
-join the [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/continuedev/continue/discussions).
+In late 2025, we scaled up our internal software factory and ran into quality control problems. As our team leaned harder into coding agents, we stopped worrying about writing code and started worrying about trusting it. PRs got bigger and faster than our review bandwidth. We kept re-checking the same things: security basics, docs staying in sync, metrics not silently breaking. AI slop sneaking through. The anxiety wasn't "can I read every line" but "did I miss the one thing that matters."
-## AI Checks
+So we invented Checks: small, single-purpose agents, each one just a markdown file that defines a code quality standard, which run locally before `git push` and on every PR as a GitHub status check. Green if the code looks good, red with a suggested diff if not. No unsolicited opinions. Just, does this PR violate something you've already decided matters?
-AI checks are markdown files that define code quality standards — each one runs as a full AI agent on every PR, catching issues that linters and tests can't express. Follow the [continuedev/checks](https://github.com/continuedev/checks) README to set up your first check.
+You can learn more about Checks in the [continuedev/checks](https://github.com/continuedev/checks) repository.
## License
-[Apache 2.0 © 2023-2024 Continue Dev, Inc.](./LICENSE)
+Apache 2.0 © 2023-2026 Continue Dev, Inc.
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