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feat: curl/irl scripts for installing Continue CLI
RomneyDa Jan 23, 2026
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fix: address code review comments for installation scripts
RomneyDa Jan 23, 2026
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feat: use CLIInstall component throughout guides and docs
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Merge pull request #9837 from continuedev/continue/im-sorry-but-i-can…
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fix: cubic feedback typo
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19 changes: 19 additions & 0 deletions README.md
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### Quick Install

**macOS / Linux:**

```bash
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/continuedev/continue/main/extensions/cli/scripts/install.sh | bash
```

**Windows (PowerShell):**

```powershell
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/continuedev/continue/main/extensions/cli/scripts/install.ps1 | iex
```

Or with npm:

```bash
npm i -g @continuedev/cli
```

Then run:

```bash
cn
```

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sidebarTitle: "Install"
---

import { OSAutoDetect } from '/snippets/OSAutoDetect.jsx'
import CLIInstall from '/snippets/cli-install.mdx'

<OSAutoDetect />

<iframe
width="100%"
height="400"
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allowfullscreen
></iframe>

<Info>
Make sure you have [Node.js 18 or higher
installed](https://nodejs.org/en/download/).
</Info>

## Installation

Install Continue CLI globally using npm:

```bash
npm i -g @continuedev/cli
```
<CLIInstall />

## Two Ways to Use Continue CLI

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sidebarTitle: "Overview"
---

import { OSAutoDetect } from '/snippets/OSAutoDetect.jsx'
import CLIInstall from '/snippets/cli-install.mdx'

<OSAutoDetect />

<Frame>
<img src="/images/cn-demo.gif" />
</Frame>
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- [Node.js 18 or newer](https://nodejs.org/en/download/)
- A [Continue Mission Control](https://continue.dev) account (recommended) or local configuration

```bash npm
# Install Continue CLI
npm install -g @continuedev/cli
<CLIInstall />

# Navigate to your project
Then navigate to your project and start coding:

```bash
cd your-awesome-project

# Start coding with Continue

cn

# You'll be prompted to set up on first use

```

That's it! You're ready to start automating with Continue CLI.
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sidebarTitle: "Atlassian Workflows with Continue"
---

import { OSAutoDetect } from '/snippets/OSAutoDetect.jsx'
import CLIInstall from '/snippets/cli-install.mdx'

<OSAutoDetect />

<Card title="What You'll Build" icon="atlassian">
An Atlassian workflow assistant that uses Continue with the Atlassian Rovo MCP to:
- Search and summarize Jira issues across projects
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For all options, first:
<Steps>
<Step title="Install Continue CLI">
```bash
npm i -g @continuedev/cli
```
<CLIInstall />
</Step>

<Step title="Understand OAuth Flow">
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sidebarTitle: "Chrome DevTools MCP for Performance"
---

import { OSAutoDetect } from '/snippets/OSAutoDetect.jsx'
import CLIInstall from '/snippets/cli-install.mdx'

<OSAutoDetect />

<Card title="Debug Performance Like a Pro" icon="gauge-high">
Use AI to automatically trace performance, analyze Core Web Vitals, diagnose bottlenecks, and get actionable optimization suggestions directly from Chrome DevTools
</Card>
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- Chrome browser installed
- Web project with a running development server (or deployed URL)
- Node.js 20+ installed
- [Continue CLI](https://docs.continue.dev/guides/cli) (`npm i -g @continuedev/cli`)
- [Continue CLI](https://docs.continue.dev/guides/cli)
- [Chrome DevTools MCP](https://continue.dev) configured

## Quick Setup

For all options, first:
<Steps>
<Step title="Install Continue CLI">
```bash
npm i -g @continuedev/cli
```
<CLIInstall />
</Step>
</Steps>

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description: "Learn how to use Continue's command-line interface for context engineering, automated coding tasks, and headless development workflows with customizable models, rules, and tools"
---

import { OSAutoDetect } from '/snippets/OSAutoDetect.jsx'
import CLIInstall from '/snippets/cli-install.mdx'

<OSAutoDetect />

`cn` is an open-source, modular coding agent for the command line.

It provides a battle-tested agent loop so you can simply plug in your model, rules, and tools.
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## Quick Start

<Info>
Make sure you have [Node.js 18 or higher
installed](https://nodejs.org/en/download/).
</Info>
<CLIInstall />

```bash
# Install
npm i -g @continuedev/cli
Then start using it:

```bash
# Interactive mode
cn

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description: "Learn how to integrate intelligent automation into development workflows, making AI assistance as natural as syntax highlighting. Implement systematic AI workflows that compound productivity gains over time."
---

import { OSAutoDetect } from '/snippets/OSAutoDetect.jsx'
import CLIInstall from '/snippets/cli-install.mdx'

<OSAutoDetect />

Continuous AI is the integration of intelligent automation directly into development workflows, making AI assistance as natural and reliable as syntax highlighting or code completion. Its purpose is to amplify developer intent at every stage of the coding process.

Think of it this way: DevOps automated the mechanical aspects of software delivery—building, testing, deploying. Continuous AI automates the intelligence aspects—understanding context, making suggestions, adapting to patterns, and learning from developer feedback.
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<Steps>
<Step title="Install Continue CLI">
```bash npm i -g @continuedev/cli ```
<CLIInstall />
</Step>

<Step title="Pick One Workflow">Choose a daily friction point to automate</Step>
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sidebarTitle: "dlt Data Pipelines with Continue"
---

import { OSAutoDetect } from '/snippets/OSAutoDetect.jsx'
import CLIInstall from '/snippets/cli-install.mdx'

<OSAutoDetect />

<Card title="What You'll Build" icon="database">
An AI-powered data pipeline development system that uses Continue's AI agent with dlt
MCP to inspect pipeline execution, retrieve schemas, analyze datasets, and debug load errors - all through simple natural language prompts
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For all options, first:
<Steps>
<Step title="Install Continue CLI">
```bash
npm i -g @continuedev/cli
```
<CLIInstall />
</Step>

<Step title="Install dlt">
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description: "Learn how to create automated documentation generation workflows using Continue CLI. Set up AI agents to analyze code changes and generate or update documentation automatically in GitHub workflows or local development."
---

import { OSAutoDetect } from '/snippets/OSAutoDetect.jsx'
import CLIInstall from '/snippets/cli-install.mdx'

<OSAutoDetect />

<iframe
width="560"
height="315"
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## Prerequisites

<CardGroup cols={1}>
<Card title="Node.js 18+" icon="node-js">
Continue CLI requires Node.js 18 or higher. Install globally with:
```bash
npm i -g @continuedev/cli
```
<Card title="Install Continue CLI" icon="terminal">
Continue CLI requires Node.js 20 or higher.

<CLIInstall />
</Card>

<Card title="Continue API Key" icon="key">
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sidebarTitle: "GitHub Issues with Continue"
---

import { OSAutoDetect } from '/snippets/OSAutoDetect.jsx'
import CLIInstall from '/snippets/cli-install.mdx'

<OSAutoDetect />

<Card title="What You'll Build" icon="github">
A GitHub workflow assistant that uses Continue with the GitHub MCP to:
- List, filter, and summarize open issues
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For all options, first:
<Steps>
<Step title="Install Continue CLI">
```bash
npm i -g @continuedev/cli
```
<CLIInstall />
</Step>

<Step title="Configure GitHub Token">
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sidebarTitle: "Klavis AI with Continue"
---

import { OSAutoDetect } from '/snippets/OSAutoDetect.jsx'
import CLIInstall from '/snippets/cli-install.mdx'

<OSAutoDetect />

<Card title="What You'll Build" icon="wand-magic-sparkles">
A communication workflow assistant that uses Continue CLI with Klavis AI's Strata MCP to manage and automate multi-platform workflows including Slack and Gmail—all through simple natural language prompts.
</Card>
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For all options, first:
<Steps>
<Step title="Install Continue CLI">
```bash
npm i -g @continuedev/cli
```
<CLIInstall />
</Step>

<Step title="Get Klavis AI's Strata URL">
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sidebarTitle: "Using Netlify MCP for Performance Optimization"
---

import { OSAutoDetect } from '/snippets/OSAutoDetect.jsx'
import CLIInstall from '/snippets/cli-install.mdx'

<OSAutoDetect />

<Card title="Ship Faster Code, Not Slower Sites" icon="gauge-high">
Use AI to automatically monitor performance metrics, run A/B tests between
branches, and get actionable optimization suggestions based on real user data
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- GitHub repository with a web project
- [Netlify account](https://netlify.com) (free tier works)
- Node.js 22+ installed (required for Netlify)
- [Continue CLI](https://docs.continue.dev/guides/cli) (`npm i -g @continuedev/cli`)
- [Continue CLI](https://docs.continue.dev/guides/cli)
- [Netlify MCP](https://continue.dev/netlify/netlify-mcp) configured
- [Netlify Development Rules](https://continue.dev/netlify/netlify-development) (recommended)

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For all options, first:
<Steps>
<Step title="Install Continue CLI">
```bash
npm i -g @continuedev/cli
```
<CLIInstall />
</Step>

<Step title="Install Netlify CLI">
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sidebarTitle: "Notion with Continue"
---

import { OSAutoDetect } from '/snippets/OSAutoDetect.jsx'
import CLIInstall from '/snippets/cli-install.mdx'

<OSAutoDetect />

<Card title="What You'll Build" icon="notion">

A workflow that lets you query, update, and create Notion pages or database
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Before starting, ensure you have:

- [Continue CLI](https://docs.continue.dev/cli/overview) installed (`npm i -g @continuedev/cli`)
- [Continue CLI](https://docs.continue.dev/cli/overview) installed
- A [Notion workspace](https://notion.so) with Editor (or higher) access
- Node.js 18+ installed locally
- [Continue account](https://continue.dev) with **Hub access**
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<Steps>
<Step title="Install Continue CLI">
```bash
npm i -g @continuedev/cli
```
<CLIInstall />

Verify installation:
```bash
cn --version
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sidebarTitle: "PostHog Analytics with Continue CLI"
---

import { OSAutoDetect } from '/snippets/OSAutoDetect.jsx'
import CLIInstall from '/snippets/cli-install.mdx'

<OSAutoDetect />

<Card title="What You'll Build" icon="robot">
A fully automated workflow that uses Continue CLI with the PostHog MCP to fetch analytics data, analyze user experience issues with AI, and automatically create GitHub
issues with the GitHub CLI.
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<Steps>
<Step title="Install Continue CLI">
```bash
npm i -g @continuedev/cli
```
<CLIInstall />
</Step>

<Step title="Set up Continue CLI Account & API Key">
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Before starting, ensure you have:

- [Continue CLI installed](/cli/install) (`npm i -g @continuedev/cli`)
- [Continue CLI installed](/cli/install)
- `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` environment variable set
- [GitHub CLI](https://cli.github.com/) installed locally if your agents interact with GitHub (pre-installed on GitHub-hosted runners)

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