ailogs Capture — VS Code Extension

The cognitive ledger for AI-era development.

ailogs Capture records your AI-assisted development sessions — the conversations, decisions, and reasoning behind what you build. It captures what code repositories cannot: the thinking.

Features

Automatic Session Capture

ailogs runs silently in the background, capturing AI-assisted conversations as you work. No extra steps — just build.

Multi-Provider Detection

Automatically detects and captures conversations from:

Claude Code (terminal CLI + JSONL session files)
GitHub Copilot chat
Continue extension
Cline extension
Generic terminal AI interactions

Local-First Storage

All captured events are buffered locally in Redis before syncing. Your data stays on your machine until you choose to sync.

Smart Sanitization

Automatically strips API keys, passwords, tokens, and other secrets from captured content before storage.

Context-Aware

Each captured event includes rich context:

Active file and workspace information
Git branch, commit hash, and repository state
Project configuration from .ailogs.json

Cloud Sync

When configured with your ailogs API key, events sync automatically to your ailogs dashboard for scoring, analysis, and team visibility.

Getting Started

Install the extension from the VS Code marketplace
Open a workspace — ailogs begins capturing automatically
Look for the ailogs icon in your activity bar to view session status

Optional: Project Configuration

Create an .ailogs.json file in your workspace root to link sessions to a specific ailogs project:

{
  "project_id": "your-project-uuid",
  "project_slug": "my-project"
}

Optional: Cloud Sync

To sync captured sessions to your ailogs dashboard:

Open Settings (Cmd+, / Ctrl+,)
Search for "ailogs"
Set your API URL and API Key

Commands

Command	Description
`AILogs: Start Capture`	Resume capturing after a pause
`AILogs: Pause Capture`	Temporarily stop capturing
`AILogs: Set Active Project`	Link this session to a project
`AILogs: View Current Session`	Show session stats
`AILogs: Export Session Data`	Export captured events to JSON
`AILogs: Configure Settings`	Open ailogs settings

Settings

Setting	Default	Description
`ailogs.apiUrl`	`https://api.ailogs.ai`	ailogs API endpoint
`ailogs.apiKey`	—	Your ailogs API key
`ailogs.captureEnabled`	`true`	Enable conversation capture
`ailogs.autoDetectProviders`	`true`	Automatically detect AI providers
`ailogs.localBufferPath`	—	Custom local buffer storage path
`ailogs.syncIntervalSeconds`	`30`	Sync interval in seconds
`ailogs.sanitizeSecrets`	`true`	Strip secrets from captured content
`ailogs.excludePatterns`	`[]`	File patterns to exclude from context

Requirements

VS Code 1.93.0 or later
Redis running on port 4099 (for local event buffering)

Privacy

ailogs is designed with privacy as a first principle:

All data is captured and stored locally first
Secret sanitization is on by default
Cloud sync is opt-in — requires explicit API key configuration
You control what gets captured via exclude patterns

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