What is Continue?
Continue is a free, open-source AI coding extension for VS Code and JetBrains. It provides GitHub Copilot-style autocomplete, chat, and inline edits — but you bring your own model. Connect it to Ollama for free local inference or use any cloud API.
Quick start
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Install "Continue" extension in VS Code
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Install Ollama and run a model
3
Continue auto-detects Ollama
4
Start coding — Tab to autocomplete
Use cases
→Code autocomplete
→Inline AI edits
→Chat in your IDE
→Custom model integration
Compatible models
Ollama local modelsOpenAIAnthropicGeminiAny OpenAI-compatible
Why this matters for India
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Free GitHub Copilot. Install once, use forever with local Llama or Mistral models.