Context Engine

VS Code extension for Context Engine — indexes your codebase and connects MCP-powered context to Claude Code, Windsurf, Augment, Cursor, Copilot, Kiro, Antigravity, and Codex.

Get Started

Install — search "Context Engine" in VS Code Extensions, or install from the Marketplace
Sign up at dev.context-engine.ai
Create an API key — Account → API Keys → Create Key (starts with ctxce_)
Paste your API key in the extension settings panel

Your workspace starts indexing immediately. No Docker, no local stack, no configuration needed.

Features

Continuous indexing — force sync + watch mode keeps your codebase indexed in real time
MCP for every IDE — auto-configures .mcp.json for Claude Code, Windsurf, Augment, Cursor, Copilot, Kiro, Antigravity, and Codex
Prompt+ — enhances prompts with relevant codebase context before sending to your AI assistant
Git history — indexes full git history for deeper code lineage search
LSP enrichment — augments search results with live diagnostics from your editor

IDE Integration

Run Write MCP Config from the command palette, or enable individual IDEs in settings:

IDE	Setting
Claude Code	`mcpClaudeEnabled` — writes `.mcp.json` to workspace root
Windsurf	`mcpWindsurfEnabled` — writes `mcp_config.json`
Augment	`mcpAugmentEnabled` — writes Augment `settings.json`
Cursor	`mcpCursorEnabled` — writes `~/.cursor/mcp.json`
Copilot	`mcpCopilotEnabled`
Kiro	`mcpKiroEnabled`
Antigravity	`mcpAntigravityEnabled`
Codex	`mcpCodexEnabled`

Commands

Command	Description
`Index Codebase`	Force sync + start watch mode
`Start / Stop / Restart`	Manual indexing lifecycle control
`Write MCP Config`	Generate MCP configs for all enabled IDEs
`Upload Git History`	One-off git history upload
`Prompt+ Enhance`	Enhance selected text with codebase context

Settings

All settings are prefixed contextEngineUploader.:

Setting	Default	Description
`apiKey`	—	Your Context Engine API key
`runOnStartup`	`false`	Auto-start indexing when VS Code opens
`targetPath`	(current workspace)	Path to index
`autoWriteMcpConfigOnStartup`	`false`	Refresh MCP configs on activation

Logs

View → Output → Context Engine Upload

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