# Continue

**[Continue](https://continue.dev/docs/) is the open-source library for accelerating software development with language models**

You can use Continue to use and create recipes that automate the most repetitive sequences of tasks in your workflows.

## Getting Started

After install is complete, the Continue extension should automatically open. You can also open it with `cmd+shift+p` on Mac / `ctrl+shift+p` on Windows and then selecting `Continue: Open Debug Panel`

To test a few common recipes, open a blank python file and try the following:

- Ask it to "write me a calculator class in python"
- /comment to write comments for the class
- /pytest to write Pytest unit tests in a separate file
- Ask in natural language for a new method

Check out the [Catalog](https://continue.dev/docs/catalog) to see the full list of recipes

Give Continue a start on GitHub [here](https://github.com/continuedev/continue)

## Feedback

Have thoughts about Continue? Please [leave an issue](https://github.com/continuedev/continue/issues/new) or email us at hi@continue.dev :)