What is still available after Continue joined Cursor?

Continue says Cursor acquired it and its open-source code remains available. The Continue publisher listing in the Visual Studio Marketplace and its VS Code release are still accessible. This walkthrough is about that extension. Check compatibility with your editor before depending on it.

In its transition notice, Continue said it had disabled recurring billing and would no longer charge for Continue subscriptions. A model service you configure separately may still charge you.

How can you ask about a project before allowing edits?

In the documented extension workflow, use Plan mode to ask which file displays the message you want to change. Point it to the smallest useful set of files. Continue describes its built-in Plan tools as read-only. Check any connected tools and model settings separately before sharing files.

If you later switch to Agent mode, check which tools ask for permission. Continue says a tool set to Automatic can skip that prompt. Review proposed edits before accepting them.

Can you rehearse one editor change without sharing your project?

Draw a fictional page with a button that says Save. The planned change is to show Saved once a fictional submission succeeds. Keep the exercise on paper, without installing the extension, sending files or running commands.

Identify the two pieces
Write which sample file displays the label and which sample function reports success. Ask for a proposed change limited to those pieces.
Name what must stay the same
Write that the label should stay unchanged while saving or after a failed save. Leave credentials, other pages and real submissions outside the task.
Inspect the proposed result
Mark the lines you expect to change. Write down the successful and failed examples you would check in an isolated copy before accepting the edit.

Who processes the files, and what can it cost?

The extension source is Apache 2.0. Its model connection is separate. A hosted model can receive the selected code and can charge under its own terms. A local setup uses your machine, but a local editor window alone does not prove that all requests stay there.

Continue documents an offline setup with locally installed models and telemetry disabled. Check each configured model role and any connected service before using private code.