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Cody

An AI coding assistant that indexes a codebase for context-aware chat, autocomplete, and code editing inside popular IDEs.

AI coding assistants

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Main use cases

  1. Chat with the codebase
  2. Fix a failing test or bug
  3. Onboard to an unfamiliar repo

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Feature list with quotes

  • Inline autocomplete: Yes1

    Cody acts as your personal AI coding assistant, equipped with the following capabilities: Developer chat with the most powerful models and context Code completions, code edits, and customizable prompts

  • Codebase-aware chat: Yes1

    Cody has the context of your open file and repository by default, and you can use @ to add context on specific files, symbols, remote repositories

  • Command-line tool: Yes1

    Cody CLI Run Cody from the command line.

  • IDE plugin: Yes1

    Cody for VS Code Install Cody's extension for VS Code. Cody for JetBrains Install Cody's extension for JetBrains.

Not stated on the vendor's pages: Multi-file edits, Agentic task execution, Standalone editor, Pull request review, Test generation, Choice of underlying model, Local model support, Bring your own API key, Diff review before applying, Team-shared rules or config, Self-hosted option, Background or cloud agents, Team chat integration.

Sources

  1. https://sourcegraph.com/docs/cody, checked 20 Sep 2026
  2. https://hn.algolia.com/api/v1/search?query=%22sourcegraph.com%2Fdocs%2Fcody%22&restrictSearchableAttributes=url&tags=story&hitsPerPage=1000, checked 2 Oct 2026

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