Archlore for VS Code

Maps your codebase's architecture and opens it on the Archlore site, plus a shared context layer your AI assistants read over MCP. Talks to your Archlore server (https://app.archlore.dev by default; point at your own via the archlore.serverUrl setting).

What it does

Scan the workspace with the built-in TypeScript/JavaScript scanner. Endpoints, call graph, database tables and external calls land in .archlore/state.yaml and are published to your Archlore project.
Open the map on the Archlore site: pipelines, architecture and the database ERD of the project this checkout publishes to. The map is drawn in one place, so the editor never shows a second version of it.
Enrich with AI to fill in missing function descriptions. Runs on the server against your AI balance and resumes if the connection drops.
Connect your AI in one click. Claude Code and VS Code's own AI are set up for you; any other MCP client gets ready-to-paste config. A second click writes the rules file that teaches it to use the map.

The scan holds your function bodies, so .archlore/ is added to your .gitignore the first time you scan.

Commands

Command	What it does
`Archlore: Sign In`	Browser-based device-code login. Token stored in the OS keychain.
`Archlore: Sign Out`	Forgets the cached token.
`Archlore: Scan Workspace`	Scans, has AI describe the new functions, writes `.archlore/state.yaml`, publishes.
`Archlore: Full Re-scan (wipes saved context)`	Same, but wipes the context saved on the server first.
`Archlore: Enrich with AI`	Describes the functions that have no description yet.
`Archlore: Open Map in Browser`	Opens this folder's project map on the Archlore site.
`Archlore: Open in Browser`	Jumps to the Archlore dashboard.
`Archlore: Show AI Balance`	Shows your AI-credit state.
`Archlore: Connect your AI`	Connects Claude Code and VS Code's AI to this project's map. No token or command to copy.
`Archlore: Teach AIs this repo (write CLAUDE.md / AGENTS.md / Cursor rules)`	Writes the rules files that point every AI at your project map.

The status bar item shows your sign-in state and AI balance. Click it for details.

Settings

archlore.serverUrl (default https://app.archlore.dev) — Archlore server to talk to. Override only for self-hosted installs.
archlore.scanRoot (default src) — workspace subfolder to scan.

Install

From the Marketplace: search for Archlore, or run

code --install-extension archlore.archlore-vscode

From a .vsix built locally (npm run package in this folder):

code --install-extension archlore-latest.vsix

Archlore — Codebase Architecture & AI Context

Archlore

Archlore for VS Code

What it does

Commands

Settings

Install