continuedev / continuedev/continue
Continue is not able to read webpages
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Description
Type: Bug
The current website-reading tool is called fetch_url_content. Continue via GPT-5.6-sol reports that fetch_url_content is not able to read parts of webpages hidden by javascript. Example: I am building an API handler, and I give the ai the url to the API documentation. The ai reports that it has read the webpage and procedes to build the handler code. Later investigation reveals that not all the rules have been followed because that documentation was "hidden" behind javascript navigation (e.g. tab clicks) on the html page. The result is errors in the the generated code and no warning from the ai that a problem has been encountered. Please suggest a solution to this problem that works for this scenario.
Extension version: 2.0.0
VSCodium version: VSCodium 1.126.04524 (4c0b0c6cc561d2d3636d1ec250935431876ce4dc, 2026-06-23T01:46:13Z)
OS version: Darwin arm64 24.6.0
Modes:
System Info
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| CPUs | Apple M2 Max (12 x 2400) |
| GPU Status | 2d_canvas: enabled direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled raw_draw: disabled_off_ok skia_graphite: enabled_on trees_in_viz: disabled_off video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled webgl: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off |
| Load (avg) | 2, 2, 2 |
| Memory (System) | 64.00GB (14.05GB free) |
| Process Argv | |
| Screen Reader | no |
| VM | 0% |
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing the fetch_url_content tool and how it reports webpage contents to the model. Reproduce the reported case with documentation whose content is revealed by JavaScript navigation, then define completion as either retrieving that content or clearly warning that it was not read; the issue names no files or tests to run.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- ai, devtools, web-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100