Cursor snaps up Continue, bolstering open-source AI coding tools
Cursor has acquired the open-source AI coding assistant Continue, merging its 34K-star codebase into the Cursor ecosystem. The deal hands the project to the community while giving Cursor a proven alternative to GitHub Copilot, tightening competition in AI-assisted developer tools. Expect faster feature rollouts and tighter integration with Cursor’s multi-model workflow.