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Open-source AI code assistant that connected any LLM to any IDE. Discontinued: acquired by Cursor (announced Jun 16, 2026); the standalone product was shut down rather than merged into Cursor. Final release v2.0.0 shipped Jun 19, 2026, and the GitHub repo is now read-only with no further updates, support, or roadmap.

Open Source (discontinued Jun 2026)WebsiteDocsGitHub (22.0K)Compare →Changelog (2)Last evaluated: Sep 25, 2026
6.4/10
Weighted average across all evaluation dimensions. Scores are based on benchmark testing, expert review, and community feedback.
Capability Profile
Code GenerationQuality and accuracy of generated code, including correctness, completeness, and adherence to best practices.
Context UnderstandingAbility to comprehend project structure, dependencies, and codebase-wide context for accurate assistance.
Developer ExperienceEase of use, IDE integration quality, onboarding speed, and workflow friction reduction.
Multi-file EditingCapability to make coordinated changes across multiple files while maintaining consistency.
Debugging & FixingEffectiveness at identifying bugs, suggesting fixes, and resolving errors in existing code.
Ecosystem IntegrationSupport for various languages, frameworks, package managers, and development tools.
Score Trend
7.1 → 6.4▼0.7
Score Changes
Code Generation7.4 → 7.0 ▼0.4
Sep 25, 2026Frozen at final release
Context Understanding7.0 → 6.6 ▼0.4
Sep 25, 2026No further development
Developer Experience7.5 → 6.0 ▼1.5
Sep 25, 2026Acquired by Cursor and discontinued Jun 2026
Multi-file Editing6.8 → 6.3 ▼0.5
Sep 25, 2026No further development
Debugging & Fixing6.8 → 6.2 ▼0.6
Sep 25, 2026No further development
Ecosystem Integration7.8 → 6.0 ▼1.8
Sep 25, 2026Repo read-only, no provider/IDE updates going forward
Pricing & Licensing
Pricing
Free and open source (BYOK for LLM API)
License
Apache-2.0
Community
Developers
80K+ users
GitHub Stars
22,000
Features
vscodejetbrainsopen-sourcecustomizablelocal-modelsdiscontinued
Dimension Scores
8-105-7.9<5
How we score →
Code GenerationQuality and accuracy of generated code, including correctness, completeness, and adherence to best practices.Weight: 100%
7.0

Capability frozen at its Jun 19 2026 final release (v2.0.0); unimproved while the market accelerated.

Context UnderstandingAbility to comprehend project structure, dependencies, and codebase-wide context for accurate assistance.Weight: 100%
6.6

No context-handling work since the final release; frozen codebase.

Developer ExperienceEase of use, IDE integration quality, onboarding speed, and workflow friction reduction.Weight: 100%
6.0

Discontinued: acquired by Cursor (announced Jun 16 2026) and shut down, not merged into Cursor. Final release v2.0.0 shipped Jun 19 2026; users had until Jul 15 2026 to export data; repo is now read-only with no support or roadmap.

Multi-file EditingCapability to make coordinated changes across multiple files while maintaining consistency.Weight: 90%
6.3

No further multi-file editing improvements will land.

Debugging & FixingEffectiveness at identifying bugs, suggesting fixes, and resolving errors in existing code.Weight: 90%
6.2

No further debugging improvements will land.

Ecosystem IntegrationSupport for various languages, frameworks, package managers, and development tools.Weight: 80%
6.0

No further provider/IDE compatibility updates -- ecosystem integration will degrade first as APIs drift, absent community forks.

Stack Appearances
The Open Source Stack7.8
Role: IDE integration with self-hosted models
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