Feature Parity Reference for Sourcegraph Clients
This document compares features and capabilities across different clients and platforms like VS Code, JetBrains, and Sourcegraph.com (Web UI).
Chat
| Feature | VS Code | JetBrains | Visual Studio | Web | CLI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Chat history | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Clear chat history | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Edit sent messages | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| SmartApply/Execute | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Show context files | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| @-file | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| @-symbol | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| LLM Selection | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Agentic Context Fetching | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Context Selection | |||||
| Single-repo context | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Multi-repo context | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ (public code only) | ❌ |
| Local context | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| OpenCtx context providers (experimental) | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Prompts | |||||
| Access to prompts and Prompt library | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Promoted Prompts | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
Code Autocomplete and Auto-edit
| Feature | VS Code | JetBrains | Visual Studio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single and multi-line autocompletion | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Cycle through multiple completion suggestions | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Accept suggestions word-by-word | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Auto-edit suggestions via cursor movements and typing | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
Few exceptions that apply to Cody Pro and Cody Enterprise users: