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Open-source IDE assistant for VS Code and JetBrains. Chat, edit and agent modes against any model you configure.
Price
Free · BYO key
Licence
Apache-2.0
Runs commands
Yes
Sandbox
None
Pricing
Extension is free. Paid team features exist on their hub; model usage is yours either way.
Not verified against the vendor page — confirm before budgeting. Vendor pricing ↗
What it is allowed to touch
the field most directories skip| Runs shell commands | Yes |
| OS-level sandbox | None |
| Can read .env / secrets | Yes |
| Outbound network | Yes |
| Audit log | None |
Agent mode can run tools and commands. There is no sandbox; it runs with editor permissions.
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