How Edit Works

How Edit Functionality Works

When you start an edit session, Continue:

1. Gathers Context: Uses the highlighted code and the current file contents
2. Prompts the Model: Sends the gathered context and your input instructions to the model
3. Applies Changes: The model response is then streamed directly back to the highlighted range in your code, where we apply a diff formatting to show the proposed changes.

If you accept the diff, we remove the previously highlighted lines, and if you reject the diff, we remove the proposed changes.

<Info> **Looking for AI that predicts your next edit?** Check out [Next Edit](/ide-extensions/autocomplete/next-edit), an experimental feature that proactively suggests code changes before you even start typing, going beyond traditional autocomplete to anticipate entire code modifications. </Info>

If you would like to view the exact prompt that is sent to the model during an edit, you can find it in the prompt logs.