AtlasMind

A multi-agent AI orchestrator that lives inside VS Code.
Route tasks across models, maintain long-term project memory, and let specialised agents handle the work — without leaving your editor.

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What is AtlasMind?

AtlasMind turns VS Code into a full agentic development environment. Instead of a single chatbot, you get an orchestrator that picks the right agent, the right model, and the right tools for every task — then tracks cost and remembers decisions across sessions.

• Multi-agent — define specialised agents (architect, refactorer, tester, etc.) and let the orchestrator route work automatically.
• Multi-provider model routing — Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, Mistral, z.ai, Copilot, or a local model. Budget and speed preferences steer selection.
• 26 built-in skills — file read/write/edit, git operations, diagnostics, code navigation, test running, web fetch, and more. Extend with custom skills or MCP servers.
• Long-term project memory (SSOT) — decisions, architecture notes, domain knowledge, and lessons learned persist in a structured memory folder that agents can query and update.
• Project planner — decompose goals into parallel subtasks, preview impact, gate execution with approvals, and review results.
• Cost tracking — real-time per-session spend with budget guardrails.

Quick Start

Prerequisites: VS Code >= 1.95.0 · Node.js >= 18

npm install
npm run compile

For a local installable extension package, use npm run package:vsix. AtlasMind has runtime dependencies, so do not package or publish with --no-dependencies unless those dependencies are bundled into out/ first.

Press F5 to launch the Extension Development Host, then type @atlas in the chat panel.

Recommended first steps:

1. Open AtlasMind: Manage Model Providers and add at least one provider. The Local provider can also be configured here for Ollama, LM Studio, Open WebUI, or another OpenAI-compatible local endpoint.
2. If you want to use the Copilot provider, install the GitHub Copilot Chat extension and sign in.
3. Run /bootstrap for a new project or /import for an existing one.
4. Try @atlas /project on a small task to see planning, approvals, and execution end to end.

Useful command palette shortcuts:

• AtlasMind: Getting Started opens the onboarding walkthrough directly.
• AtlasMind: Manage Model Providers opens provider setup.
• AtlasMind: Manage Agents opens the custom agent editor.
• The Models sidebar now exposes inline enable/disable, configure, info, and assign-to-agent actions for provider and model rows. Status is shown with colored icons, partially enabled providers get an extra bracketed warning marker, and unconfigured providers are grouped at the bottom while keeping their child models hidden until credentials are set.

For setup details, provider notes, and development workflows, see docs/development.md, docs/model-routing.md, and wiki/Getting-Started.md.

Core Workflows

How it Compares

Note: Capability comparisons are approximate and reflect the state of each tool as of early 2026. Check each project's docs for the latest.

The full comparison matrix and product notes live in wiki/Comparison.md.

Support AtlasMind

AtlasMind remains fully open source under the MIT license. There is no paywall, no feature gating, and no commercial-only edition.

If AtlasMind saves you time or helps your team, you can support ongoing development through GitHub Sponsors.

Sponsorship details, suggested levels, and team-oriented support notes live in wiki/Funding-and-Sponsorship.md.

Configuration

AtlasMind is configured through VS Code settings (atlasmind.*). The most important settings to start with are:

See docs/configuration.md for the full settings reference.

Project Structure

The repository is organized around a few major areas:

• src/core — orchestration, planning, routing, checkpoints, cost tracking
• src/chat, src/views, src/voice — chat and UI surfaces
• src/providers, src/skills, src/mcp — model adapters and execution tools
• src/memory, src/bootstrap — SSOT memory and project onboarding/import flows
• tests, docs, wiki — automated verification and deeper documentation

See docs/architecture.md for the full dependency graph and docs/development.md for the complete project structure.

Documentation

Use the README for the short overview, then go deeper as needed:

• Architecture Overview
• Model Routing
• SSOT Memory System
• Agents & Skills
• Development Guide
• Configuration Reference
• GitHub Workflow Standards
• Wiki Home
• Comparison Matrix
• Funding and Sponsorship

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for dev setup, conventions, and how to add providers, agents, or skills.

License

MIT — see LICENSE