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Use customizable AI agents, chat, edits, and autocomplete in VS Code or JetBrains.

Choose when: Open-source assistant in an existing editor; model configuration is still needed.

Generated outputs require human review and appropriate tests. Model access or hosting may have separate costs.

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Official documentation reviewed; not hands-on tested. Capability notes come from official documentation review. They are not hands-on tests.

Tasks

• Change an existing codebase

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  Checked 2026-11-06 (America/New_York)

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