cody capabilities

Cody's agentic mode is a mini-agent that proactively gathers relevant context before responding, using multiple tool calls (code search, file retrieval, terminal commands, web browsing, MCP, OpenCtx) and performing multiple review loops to refine its understanding.

Cody's auto-edit feature proactively suggests code changes by analyzing cursor position and recent edits, proposing insertions and deletions both before and after the cursor. Unlike autocomplete (insert-only), auto-edit can rewrite existing code.

Cody retrieves context from your entire codebase — and across multiple remote repositories simultaneously — using Sourcegraph's native Search API, keyword search, and code-graph analysis. This gives answers grounded in your actual code rather than generic LLM knowledge.

Cody Enterprise provides a full set of governance controls including context filters (repo-level include/exclude rules), open-source attribution guardrails, audit logging, SSO/SCIM, configurable IDE token expiry, and analytics dashboards.

Cody ships plugins for VS Code (and compatible forks such as Cursor, Gitpod, IDX), JetBrains IDEs, and Visual Studio (experimental), plus a web interface via the Sourcegraph app and a CLI.

Cody's chat interface lets developers ask questions about their code, generate new code, and request edits with full codebase context. It supports image uploads (screenshots, diagrams) and maintains exportable chat history.

Cody provides contextually-aware single-line and multi-line code completions as you type, supporting a wide range of programming languages. Completions are triggered automatically on every keystroke.

Cody supports Anthropic's Model Context Protocol, allowing external context sources (databases, issue trackers, internal docs, web search) to be connected and injected into Cody's responses without leaving the IDE.

Cody Enterprise admins can configure multiple LLMs from different providers, and end users can hot-swap between them on demand. Organizations can bring their own API keys (BYOK) via Azure OpenAI, Amazon Bedrock, or Google Cloud Vertex AI instead of routing through Cody Gateway.

As of July 23, 2025, Cody is available exclusively on Sourcegraph Enterprise. Cody Free, Cody Pro, and Cody within the Enterprise Starter plan were all discontinued. Individual developers were redirected to Amp, Sourcegraph's separate agentic tool.

Cody's Prompt Library provides ready-to-use and fully customizable automation templates for repetitive development tasks such as documenting code, explaining code, finding code smells, and generating unit tests.