Amp Code Review 2026: Agentic Coding by Sourcegraph

What Is Amp Code?

Amp Code (formerly Sourcegraph Cody Agent) is Sourcegraph’s autonomous AI coding agent. It is designed to plan and execute multi-step tasks across repositories, functioning more like a junior engineer than a chat assistant. While often confused with Sourcegraph Cody, the two now coexist: Cody remains the primary context-aware search and chat assistant, while Amp Code focuses on autonomous execution.

Sourcegraph has transitioned Amp Code to a CLI-first approach, with the VS Code extension being deprecated in early 2026 to focus development on the terminal and web interfaces.

What Sets It Apart

Amp’s cross-repository code intelligence remains its core strength. Because it is backed by Sourcegraph’s code search and navigation platform, it understands code across multiple repositories. Ask “how is the User type used across all our services?” and Amp can trace it through microservices, shared libraries, and API boundaries. For enterprise teams with dozens or hundreds of repositories, this level of cross-repo awareness is something most AI coding tools cannot match.

Multi-model support lets teams choose between Claude 4.6, GPT-5.3, DeepSeek, Gemini, and Mistral based on capability and compliance needs. The free tier is ad-supported but includes full agentic features, making it accessible for individual developers to evaluate. Enterprise plans add cross-repo context, custom model configuration, and admin controls.

The deprecation of the VS Code extension in favor of a CLI-first workflow may be a significant adjustment for developers who prefer integrated IDE tools. However, the move reflects Sourcegraph’s focus on building a more powerful, editor-agnostic agentic platform.

Who It’s For

• Enterprise teams with large, multi-repository codebases that need cross-repo intelligence
• Organizations already using Sourcegraph for code search and navigation
• Developers who prefer a powerful terminal-based agent for autonomous tasks
• Small teams or individual developers without cross-repo needs may find simpler tools more cost-effective

Sources

• Amp by Sourcegraph
• Sourcegraph Documentation
• Sourcegraph Pricing