Continue

Continue Integration

Continue is an open-source AI coding assistant for VS Code and JetBrains IDEs. It supports MCP servers through YAML configuration files in your workspace.

Prerequisites

• VS Code or JetBrains IDE installed
• Continue extension installed
• Cognee MCP server running (see Quickstart or Local Setup)
• OpenAI API key

Setup Steps

1. Install Continue

   1. Open your IDE
   2. Install the Continue extension from the marketplace (documentation)
2. Create MCP Configuration Directory

   Create a folder called .continue/mcpServers at the top level of your workspace:

   mkdir -p .continue/mcpServers
   

3. Add Cognee MCP Configuration

   Choose the configuration that matches how you started the Cognee MCP server:

   Docker (SSE)

   Create a file .continue/mcpServers/cognee.yaml with:

   name: Cognee MCP Server
   version: 0.0.1
   schema: v1
   mcpServers:
     - name: Cognee
       type: sse
       url: http://localhost:8000/sse
   

   This connects to the SSE endpoint exposed by the Docker container.

4. Use Cognee Tools in Agent Mode

   Open Continue and switch to Agent mode (MCP only works in agent mode).

   Example prompts:

   • “Codify this repository using Cognee”
   • “Use Cognee CODE search to find authentication logic”
   • “Search my code for database connections”

Where to Use This Configuration

The .continue/mcpServers/ directory is at the workspace level. Each workspace can have its own MCP server configurations. Continue automatically detects YAML files in this directory.

Alternative: Using JSON Format

If you have JSON MCP configuration from another tool, you can copy it directly:

# Copy from Cursor, Claude, or Cline
cp ~/.cursor/mcp.json .continue/mcpServers/cognee.json

Continue automatically picks up both YAML and JSON configurations.

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