Continue codebase indexing
Context / RAG · Local-first codebase indexing for use with any model
At a glance
| Setup effort | Low |
| Released | 2023 |
| Open source | Yes |
| Hosting | Local |
| Privacy | Local-only |
| Update mode | On-demand |
| Staleness | manual |
| Index type | Embeddings |
| Index limit | Repo-size |
| Capabilities | Embedding search, Symbol search, Multi-provider |
What Continue codebase indexing does
Embedding search, Symbol search, Multi-provider
Best for
Local-first codebase indexing for use with any model
Works well with
LLM Provider / Model
Agent / Orchestration
Conflicts & caveats
- Continue's codebase indexing only works when the integration is Continue.dev (yours is GitHub Copilot).
- ⚠️ SWE-agent with on-demand context "Continue codebase indexing" may act on stale code — prefer real-time context (Cursor @codebase, Greptile, GitHub Copilot indexing, Augment Context, CocoIndex, turbopuffer).
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