Continue (VS Code extension)
Open-source AI coding-agent extension for VS Code, configurable via composable hub blocks (models, rules, MCP, prompts).
🛡️ AgentReady threat assessment
MAESTRO 7-layer threat model + OWASP AIVSS risk score for Continue (VS Code extension), derived from its capabilities.
AIVSS 8.4 · High
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Continue is the open-source AI code agent for VS Code. It builds a custom assistant from composable 'blocks' — models, rules, context providers, docs, prompts, data, and MCP servers — defined in config.yaml and synced from hub.continue.dev. Security surface: it can run MCP servers (shell/tool access) in agent mode and applies rules injected into every request.
Key features
- Composable block config (models/rules/MCP/prompts)
- Agent mode with MCP tool execution
- Hub sync of assistants and rules
Use cases
- Custom AI assistant in VS Code
- Wire MCP tools into an editor agent