IntelliSearch

Semantic search for your VS Code workspace using local AI embeddings. Find code by concept, not just keywords — all without sending your code to a server.

Features

• Semantic vector search — find code related to a concept or behaviour, even when the exact words don't match
• Fully local — embeddings are computed in-browser using Transformers.js; no data leaves your machine
• Copilot tool integration — expose search to GitHub Copilot Chat, and any other chat, so it can query your codebase with #intellisearch
• Incremental index updates — file watchers keep the index up to date as you edit

Usage

Build the index

1. Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P)
2. Run IntelliSearch: Build Index

The panel opens and indexes every file in your workspace. This takes a moment on first run while the AI model loads and files are embedded.

Search

• Use the search box in the IntelliSearch panel, or
• Reference #intellisearch in a GitHub Copilot chat message to let the AI search on your behalf

Rebuild / update

Run IntelliSearch: Build Index again at any time to do a full rebuild. The index is updated automatically in the background as you save files.

Extension Settings

No settings yet.

Please Note

• Large workspaces may take several minutes to index on the first build