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-# Visual Studio Code - Open Source ("Code - OSS")
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+# Welcome to CortexIDE.
-## The Repository
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+This repo contains the full sourcecode for CortexIDE. If you're new, welcome!
-[Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com) is a distribution of the `Code - OSS` repository with Microsoft-specific customizations released under a traditional [Microsoft product license](https://code.visualstudio.com/License/).
+📊 **See**: [CortexIDE vs Cursor, Void, Antigravity, Continue.dev — Full Comparison](docs/CortexIDE-vs-Other-AI-Editors.md)
-[Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com) combines the simplicity of a code editor with what developers need for their core edit-build-debug cycle. It provides comprehensive code editing, navigation, and understanding support along with lightweight debugging, a rich extensibility model, and lightweight integration with existing tools.
+- 🧭 [Website](https://opencortexide.com)
-Visual Studio Code is updated monthly with new features and bug fixes. You can download it for Windows, macOS, and Linux on [Visual Studio Code's website](https://code.visualstudio.com/Download). To get the latest releases every day, install the [Insiders build](https://code.visualstudio.com/insiders).
+- ⬇️ [Download](https://github.com/OpenCortexIDE/cortexide-binaries/releases/latest)
-## Contributing
-
-There are many ways in which you can participate in this project, for example:
-
-* [Submit bugs and feature requests](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues), and help us verify as they are checked in
-* Review [source code changes](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pulls)
-* Review the [documentation](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-docs) and make pull requests for anything from typos to additional and new content
-
-If you are interested in fixing issues and contributing directly to the code base,
-please see the document [How to Contribute](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/wiki/How-to-Contribute), which covers the following:
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-* [How to build and run from source](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/wiki/How-to-Contribute)
-* [The development workflow, including debugging and running tests](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/wiki/How-to-Contribute#debugging)
-* [Coding guidelines](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/wiki/Coding-Guidelines)
-* [Submitting pull requests](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/wiki/How-to-Contribute#pull-requests)
-* [Finding an issue to work on](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/wiki/How-to-Contribute#where-to-contribute)
-* [Contributing to translations](https://aka.ms/vscodeloc)
-
-## Feedback
+- 👋 [Discord](https://discord.gg/NFc3EKPany)
-* Ask a question on [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/vscode)
-* [Request a new feature](CONTRIBUTING.md)
-* Upvote [popular feature requests](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Afeature-request+sort%3Areactions-%2B1-desc)
-* [File an issue](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues)
-* Connect with the extension author community on [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-discussions/discussions) or [Slack](https://aka.ms/vscode-dev-community)
-* Follow [@code](https://x.com/code) and let us know what you think!
+- 🚙 [Project Board](https://github.com/orgs/OpenCortexIDE/projects/1)
-See our [wiki](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/wiki/Feedback-Channels) for a description of each of these channels and information on some other available community-driven channels.
-## Related Projects
-
-Many of the core components and extensions to VS Code live in their own repositories on GitHub. For example, the [node debug adapter](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-node-debug) and the [mono debug adapter](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-mono-debug) repositories are separate from each other. For a complete list, please visit the [Related Projects](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/wiki/Related-Projects) page on our [wiki](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/wiki).
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-## Bundled Extensions
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-VS Code includes a set of built-in extensions located in the [extensions](extensions) folder, including grammars and snippets for many languages. Extensions that provide rich language support (inline suggestions, Go to Definition) for a language have the suffix `language-features`. For example, the `json` extension provides coloring for `JSON` and the `json-language-features` extension provides rich language support for `JSON`.
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-## Development Container
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-This repository includes a Visual Studio Code Dev Containers / GitHub Codespaces development container.
+## Contributing
-* For [Dev Containers](https://aka.ms/vscode-remote/download/containers), use the **Dev Containers: Clone Repository in Container Volume...** command which creates a Docker volume for better disk I/O on macOS and Windows.
- * If you already have VS Code and Docker installed, you can also click [here](https://vscode.dev/redirect?url=vscode://ms-vscode-remote.remote-containers/cloneInVolume?url=https://github.com/microsoft/vscode) to get started. This will cause VS Code to automatically install the Dev Containers extension if needed, clone the source code into a container volume, and spin up a dev container for use.
+1. To get started working on CortexIDE, check out our Project Board! You can also see [HOW_TO_CONTRIBUTE](https://github.com/OpenCortexIDE/cortexide/blob/main/HOW_TO_CONTRIBUTE.md).
-* For Codespaces, install the [GitHub Codespaces](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=GitHub.codespaces) extension in VS Code, and use the **Codespaces: Create New Codespace** command.
+2. Feel free to attend a casual weekly meeting in our [Discord channel](https://discord.gg/NFc3EKPany)!
-Docker / the Codespace should have at least **4 Cores and 6 GB of RAM (8 GB recommended)** to run a full build. See the [development container README](.devcontainer/README.md) for more information.
-## Code of Conduct
+## Reference
-This project has adopted the [Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct](https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/). For more information see the [Code of Conduct FAQ](https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/faq/) or contact [opencode@microsoft.com](mailto:opencode@microsoft.com) with any additional questions or comments.
+CortexIDE is a fork of [Void](https://github.com/voideditor/void), which itself is a fork of the [VS Code](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode) repository (currently tracking VS Code 1.118.1). We acknowledge and thank both projects for their foundational work.
-## License
+For a guide to the codebase, see [CORTEXIDE_CODEBASE_GUIDE.md](./CORTEXIDE_CODEBASE_GUIDE.md).
-Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
-Licensed under the [MIT](LICENSE.txt) license.
+## Support
+You can always reach us in our [Discord server](https://discord.gg/NFc3EKPany) or by email at [hello@cortexide.com](mailto:hello@cortexide.com).