# Continue Integration

[Continue](https://continue.dev) is an open-source assistant for VS Code and
JetBrains. Recent versions configure MCP servers as a `mcpServers` **list** in
YAML (`config.yaml`), replacing the old
`experimental.modelContextProtocolServers` JSON block.

## Quick Start

Add the server to your assistant config — global `~/.continue/config.yaml`, or a
project block under `.continue/`:

```yaml
name: KiCad MCP
version: 1.0.0
schema: v1
mcpServers:
  - name: kicad
    type: stdio
    command: uvx
    args:
      - kicad-mcp-pro
    env:
      KICAD_MCP_PROJECT_DIR: /absolute/path/to/your/kicad-project
      KICAD_MCP_PROFILE: pcb_only
      KICAD_MCP_OPERATING_MODE: readonly
```

Ready-to-copy: [`docs/examples/clients/continue.config.yaml`](../examples/clients/continue.config.yaml).

MCP tools are available in Continue's **agent** mode. Each entry takes
`name`, `command`, `args`, optional `env`, and optional `cwd`; `type: stdio` is
the default and may be omitted.

## Verification

```bash
kicad-mcp-pro doctor
```

Open Continue in **Agent** mode and confirm the `kicad` tools appear in the tool
list, then ask it to inspect the project.

## Example Prompt

> Use the kicad MCP server. Inspect this KiCad project, run DRC and ERC, and
> summarize the results. Do not modify any files.
