AI code agent — VS Code extension, JetBrains plugin, and CLI
Shadow Code is an AI coding agent available as a VS Code extension, a JetBrains plugin, and a CLI. It can chat about your codebase, make multi-file edits, run an autonomous agent with tool access, and provide inline autocomplete.
It is a fork of the Continue open-source project, with a focus on using coding-agent CLIs you already subscribe to (Claude Code, etc.) as the model backend instead of paying per-token for an API key.
| Path | What it is |
|---|---|
core/ |
Shared engine — config, LLM providers, tools, indexing |
gui/ |
React webview UI |
extensions/vscode/ |
VS Code extension host |
extensions/intellij/ |
JetBrains plugin |
extensions/cli/ |
Command-line interface |
binary/ |
Core packaged as a standalone executable (used by JetBrains) |
packages/ |
Independently published support packages |
Global config lives in ~/.shadow-code/config.yaml. Per-workspace rules, prompts, and
assistants live in a .shadow-code/ folder in your project.
See CONTRIBUTING.md.
Apache-2.0. Shadow Code is a fork of the Continue open-source project.