Positron

At a glance

What Positron does

Data viewer, Variables pane, R + Python sessions, Quarto, Plot pane, Extensions, Jupyter notebooks

Best for

Polyglot data science workflows with first-class R and Python support and notebook UX

Works well with

Conflicts & caveats

• GitHub Copilot does not officially support Positron.
• Continue.dev only supports VS Code and JetBrains — your IDE is Positron.
• Codeium does not officially support Positron — use VS Code, JetBrains, Vim, or Neovim.
• Cursor built-in only runs inside the Cursor editor — your IDE is Positron.
• Positron is VS Code-based but tuned for R/Python data science — Cursor built-in may install but is not officially supported.
• Cline only supports VS Code and JetBrains IDEs — your IDE is Positron.
• Windsurf Cascade only runs inside Windsurf — your IDE is Positron.
• Sourcegraph Cody does not officially support Positron — use VS Code, JetBrains, or Visual Studio.
• Tabnine does not officially support Positron.
• Amazon Q Developer does not officially support Positron — use VS Code or JetBrains.
• JetBrains AI Assistant only runs inside JetBrains IDEs — your IDE is Positron.
• Qodo officially supports VS Code and JetBrains — your IDE is Positron.
• Supermaven only supports VS Code, JetBrains, Neovim, and Zed — your IDE is Positron.
• Roo Code runs as a VS Code-compatible extension — your IDE is Positron.
• Kilo Code runs as a VS Code-compatible extension — your IDE is Positron.
• Zed Agent only runs inside the Zed editor — your IDE is Positron.
• Augment Code officially supports VS Code, JetBrains, Vim, and Neovim — your IDE is Positron.
• OpenCode is a terminal-first CLI; running it inside Positron works but the experience is in the embedded terminal.
• Amp (Sourcegraph) officially supports VS Code and JetBrains — your IDE is Positron. Use the CLI version otherwise.
• Sourcegraph Cody (Enterprise) supports VS Code, JetBrains, and Visual Studio — your IDE is Positron.
• Cursor CLI works in any terminal but needs an active Cursor subscription — your IDE is Positron, which is fine but the cost is tied to Cursor.
• @codebase indexing is a Cursor-only feature, but your IDE is Positron.
• Cursor Background Agents are dispatched from Cursor (desktop or mobile) — your IDE is Positron.