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continue-cli

officiallocal-onlycautionainpm

Continue · Coding assistant, custom ai workflows, and codebase context from the terminal.

$ npm install -g @continuedev/cli
One-liner to try
$ cn --help

Agent pack

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A markdown-ready setup brief with install, verify, safe starting commands, and guardrails for AI agents.

Open .md
Readiness
Human-first CLI · 20/100
Verify
cn --help
Agent URL
/cli/continue-cli/agent.md

Quick reference

Installnpm install -g @continuedev/cli
Verifycn --help
First commandcn --help

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The official CLI from Continue. Coding assistant, custom ai workflows, and codebase context from the terminal. Runs entirely on your machine.

Example workflow

1. cn --help

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