Agent mode, tabs, and local assistants

✨ Introducing agent mode

What used to be called "tool use" was promoted to the more prominent "agent mode" and given a lot more polish. When in agent mode, Continue can autonomously read and write files, run terminal commands, search the codebase or internet, and more.

🔖 Tabs

For those that enjoy many open browser tabs, this is for you. When tabs are enabled, starting a new chat will create a new tab, making it easier to access the previous.

💻 Local assistants

To speed up the feedback loop when building custom assistants, you can now define them locally in your workspace or the global ~/.continue folder. Read more in the docs.