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Amp

AI Coding

Amp is Sourcegraph's agentic coding tool that plans and executes multi-step tasks across codebases like a junior engineer. It auto-selects frontier models like Claude Opus and GPT, works via CLI and VS Code, and gives new users $10 of free credit daily.

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Built for developers on larger teams needing cross-codebase refactoring, test generation and documentation; overkill for users wanting simple autocomplete or cost-sensitive solo devs.

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What is Amp

Amp is Sourcegraph's agentic coding tool that plans and executes multi-step tasks across codebases like a junior engineer. It auto-selects frontier models like Claude Opus and GPT, works via CLI and VS Code, and gives new users $10 of free credit daily.

Key features of Amp

  • Large-scale refactoring and dependency migration across modules and services
  • Auto-generating unit and integration tests from existing code
  • Writing API docs and READMEs by analyzing code logic
  • Mapping legacy codebase structure to onboard new team members

Good for

  • Plans and executes multi-step coding tasks autonomously like a junior engineer
  • Auto-selects frontier models such as Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-5.2 with no token caps
  • Deep codebase understanding built on Sourcegraph's decade of code search technology

Watch out

  • Aimed at professional team scenarios; too heavy for lightweight users
  • Free credit is limited and heavy usage costs rise quickly
  • Some users report friction in the sign-up and verification flow

How to use Amp

  1. Visit sourcegraph.com/amp to learn about the product
  2. Install the CLI globally with npm install -g @sourcegraph/amp
  3. Configure your Sourcegraph API key for authentication
  4. Run amp in the terminal and describe your coding task
  5. Pick smart, rush or deep mode based on the task and start working

Who Amp is for

Difficulty: Intermediate

  • Large-scale refactoring and dependency migration across modules and services
  • Auto-generating unit and integration tests from existing code
  • Writing API docs and READMEs by analyzing code logic
  • Mapping legacy codebase structure to onboard new team members

FAQ

Is Amp free?

New users get $10 of free credit per day. Amp follows a quality-first strategy with no token caps, and usage beyond the free allowance is billed.

How can I use Amp?

Through a CLI tool and a VS Code extension; the extension also works in VS Code forks such as Cursor, Windsurf and VSCodium.

What is the Thread sharing feature for?

It lets you save and share complete conversation records — prompts, agent replies and code changes — with teammates for collaboration and reuse of best practices.

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