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Description: continue is a TypeScript repo built with React, Vite, and Express. It stores its data in Postgres, uses AI through OpenAI and Anthropic, and connects to GitHub.

# What is continue built with?

continue is a TypeScript repo built with React, Vite, and Express. It stores its data in Postgres, uses AI through OpenAI and Anthropic, connects to GitHub, and uses MCP. It has 1,392 files and 328,309 written lines, with 440 test files.

Read on November 1, 2026, at commit 5522c6f.

Repository: https://github.com/continuedev/continue

## Frontend

### The base

- **[React](https://seerepo.com/uses/react)**: [in package.json](https://github.com/continuedev/continue/blob/5522c6f44ca0ac3528b37244818fbfa39b5af470/package.json)
- **[Vite](https://seerepo.com/uses/vite)**: [in package.json](https://github.com/continuedev/continue/blob/5522c6f44ca0ac3528b37244818fbfa39b5af470/package.json)

## Backend

### The base

- **[Express](https://seerepo.com/uses/express)**: [in package.json](https://github.com/continuedev/continue/blob/5522c6f44ca0ac3528b37244818fbfa39b5af470/package.json)

### Data

- **[Postgres](https://seerepo.com/uses/postgres)**: 1 file · [core/context/providers/PostgresContextProvider.ts, line 24](https://github.com/continuedev/continue/blob/5522c6f44ca0ac3528b37244818fbfa39b5af470/core/context/providers/PostgresContextProvider.ts#L24)

### Services

- **[OpenAI](https://seerepo.com/uses/openai)**: 26 files · [core/llm/llms/OpenAI.ts, line 4](https://github.com/continuedev/continue/blob/5522c6f44ca0ac3528b37244818fbfa39b5af470/core/llm/llms/OpenAI.ts#L4)
- **[MCP](https://seerepo.com/uses/mcp)**: 12 files · [core/commands/slash/mcpSlashCommand.ts, line 1](https://github.com/continuedev/continue/blob/5522c6f44ca0ac3528b37244818fbfa39b5af470/core/commands/slash/mcpSlashCommand.ts#L1)
- **[Anthropic](https://seerepo.com/uses/anthropic)**: 6 files · [core/llm/llms/Anthropic.ts, line 12](https://github.com/continuedev/continue/blob/5522c6f44ca0ac3528b37244818fbfa39b5af470/core/llm/llms/Anthropic.ts#L12)
- **[GitHub](https://seerepo.com/uses/github)**: 2 files · [core/context/providers/GitHubIssuesContextProvider.ts, line 27](https://github.com/continuedev/continue/blob/5522c6f44ca0ac3528b37244818fbfa39b5af470/core/context/providers/GitHubIssuesContextProvider.ts#L27)

## Other repos with a similar stack

- [paperclipai/paperclip](https://seerepo.com/r/paperclipai/paperclip/built): React, Vite, Express, Postgres, OpenAI, MCP, Anthropic · [Compare](https://seerepo.com/compare/continuedev/continue/vs/paperclipai/paperclip)
- [n8n-io/n8n](https://seerepo.com/r/n8n-io/n8n/built): Vite, Express, Postgres, OpenAI, MCP, Anthropic · [Compare](https://seerepo.com/compare/continuedev/continue/vs/n8n-io/n8n)
- [lobehub/lobehub](https://seerepo.com/r/lobehub/lobehub/built): React, Postgres, OpenAI, MCP, Anthropic, GitHub · [Compare](https://seerepo.com/compare/continuedev/continue/vs/lobehub/lobehub)
- [ruvnet/ruflo](https://seerepo.com/r/ruvnet/ruflo/built): React, Vite, Express, Postgres, OpenAI, MCP · [Compare](https://seerepo.com/compare/continuedev/continue/vs/ruvnet/ruflo)
- [Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm](https://seerepo.com/r/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm/built): React, Vite, Express, OpenAI, MCP, Anthropic · [Compare](https://seerepo.com/compare/continuedev/continue/vs/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm)
- [twentyhq/twenty](https://seerepo.com/r/twentyhq/twenty/built): React, Vite, Express, Postgres, OpenAI, Anthropic · [Compare](https://seerepo.com/compare/continuedev/continue/vs/twentyhq/twenty)

## Frequently asked questions

### What language is continue written in?

continue is written in TypeScript: 1,392 files and 328,309 written lines.

### What framework does continue use?

continue is built with React, Vite, and Express.

The proof: [in package.json](https://github.com/continuedev/continue/blob/5522c6f44ca0ac3528b37244818fbfa39b5af470/package.json)

### What database does continue use?

continue stores its data in Postgres.

The proof: [core/context/providers/PostgresContextProvider.ts, line 24](https://github.com/continuedev/continue/blob/5522c6f44ca0ac3528b37244818fbfa39b5af470/core/context/providers/PostgresContextProvider.ts#L24)

### Does continue use AI?

Yes. continue uses AI through OpenAI and Anthropic.

The proof: [core/llm/llms/OpenAI.ts, line 4](https://github.com/continuedev/continue/blob/5522c6f44ca0ac3528b37244818fbfa39b5af470/core/llm/llms/OpenAI.ts#L4)

### What services does continue use?

continue connects to GitHub and uses MCP.

The proof: [core/context/providers/GitHubIssuesContextProvider.ts, line 27](https://github.com/continuedev/continue/blob/5522c6f44ca0ac3528b37244818fbfa39b5af470/core/context/providers/GitHubIssuesContextProvider.ts#L27)

### Does continue have tests?

Yes. continue has 440 test files.

### Which repos have a stack like continue's?

The ones that share most of its stack: paperclipai/paperclip, n8n-io/n8n, and lobehub/lobehub.

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.