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AC Bridge vs Continue.dev
Short answer: Pick AC Bridge if you want LAN-based light status for AI agents; pick Continue.dev if you want open-source AI code assistant for IDEs and CI. AC Bridge starts at £2.99/month; Continue.dev is free and open source.
AC BridgeYour agents work. Your home shows it. Quiet status light for Claude Code and Codex.
Continue.devOpen-source AI code assistant and checks for your IDE and CIWhich to pick
Pick AC Bridge if you want…
- LAN-based light status for AI agents
Pick Continue.dev if you want…
- Open-source AI code assistant for IDEs and CI
- IDE/CI AI assistance
- A free, open-source tool
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- What it is
- AC Bridge:AC Bridge turns your smart lights into status indicators for Claude Code and Codex agents.
- Continue.dev:Continue.dev is an open-source AI coding assistant that adds code suggestions and checks to IDEs and CI pipelines.
- Best for
- AC Bridge:LAN-based light status for AI agents
- Continue.dev:Open-source AI code assistant for IDEs and CI
- Who it’s for
- AC Bridge:Developers using Claude Code or Codex who want visual, silent feedback.
- Continue.dev:Developers who want AI assistance in their editor and CI without vendor lock-in
- Pricing
- AC Bridge:Paid
- Continue.dev:Open source
- Starting price
- AC Bridge:£2.99/month (AC Bridge Pro)
- Continue.dev:Free
- Free plan or trial
- AC Bridge:Free trial
- Continue.dev:Free to use
- Plans
- AC Bridge:AC Bridge Pro £2.99/month per month
- Continue.dev:—
- Open source
- AC Bridge:—
- Continue.dev:Yes, 36,079 GitHub stars
- Works with
- AC Bridge:Philips Hue, LIFX, Govee, WiZ, Nanoleaf, WLED, Home Assistant, SmartThings
- Continue.dev:—
AC Bridge features
- Multi-state lighting. Maps up to 29 agent states to colors, effects or scenes on supported devices.
- Broad device support. Controls 16 smart-light brands and Home Assistant/SmartThings devices on the local network.
- Per-repo profiles. Assign different lights or scenes to individual code repositories.
- Bidirectional control. Agents can also trigger plugs or scenes as part of a task, with locks always refused.
- Automatic revert. Restores lights and plugs to their original state when the session ends.
- Cross-platform desktop app. Runs on Windows, macOS (Apple silicon & Intel) and Linux (AppImage).
Continue.dev features
- AI code suggestions. Provides context-aware code completions and suggestions while you type.
- Automated code checks. Runs AI-driven linting and quality checks as part of your CI workflow.
- Open-source foundation. The full codebase is freely available for anyone to inspect, modify, or extend.
- IDE integration. Hooks into popular editors to surface assistance directly in the development environment.
AC Bridge vs Continue.dev FAQ
What is the difference between AC Bridge and Continue.dev?+
Continue.dev: Open-source AI assistant for IDEs and CI, unrelated to smart-home status lights.
Should I use AC Bridge or Continue.dev?+
Pick AC Bridge if you want LAN-based light status for AI agents. Pick Continue.dev if you want open-source AI code assistant for IDEs and CI, IDE/CI AI assistance or a free, open-source tool.
Is AC Bridge or Continue.dev free?+
AC Bridge is paid, from £2.99/month (AC Bridge Pro), with a free trial. Continue.dev is free and open source.
Which is cheaper, AC Bridge or Continue.dev?+
Continue.dev is free, so it costs less. AC Bridge starts at £2.99/month (AC Bridge Pro).
Is AC Bridge or Continue.dev open source?+
Continue.dev is open source (continuedev/continue on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for AC Bridge.
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