Cortex — Persistent AI Memory for VS Code
Your AI forgets everything between sessions. Cortex fixes that.
Cortex gives AI coding assistants (Cursor, Claude, Copilot) persistent memory — so they remember your decisions, catch their own hallucinations, and never repeat the same mistakes twice.
Why Cortex?
| Problem |
How Cortex Solves It |
| AI forgets your architecture decisions |
Stores decisions, conventions, and patterns permanently |
| AI hallucinates imports and file paths |
verify_code and verify_files catch hallucinations before they ship |
| AI repeats the same bugs |
Bug fixes and corrections are auto-recalled every session |
| New sessions start from zero context |
12-layer brain recall gives AI full project context in seconds |
Features
Zero-Install Server
Cortex bundles its own MCP server — no npm install needed. Just install the extension and it works.
Browse all your memories organized by type: Decisions, Bug Fixes, Corrections, Conventions, and Insights.
Smart Dashboard
A clean, responsive dashboard showing memory stats, quick actions, and memory breakdown with full light and dark mode support.
| Tool |
What It Does |
force_recall |
12-layer brain recall at conversation start |
auto_learn |
Passively learns from every response |
recall_memory |
Hybrid FTS + vector search |
store_memory |
Store with quality gates and dedup |
verify_code |
Catch hallucinated imports and exports |
verify_files |
Catch hallucinated file paths |
scan_project |
Day-1 project understanding |
quick_store |
One-sentence memory store |
| + 8 more |
export, import, update, delete, stats, health, context, list |
Anti-Hallucination
Cortex checks AI-generated code against your real codebase:
- Are imported packages in
package.json?
- Are imported functions actually exported?
- Are referenced env variables in
.env?
CodeLens Integration
See memory counts directly in your editor — know which files have related corrections, conventions, or insights.
Inline Annotations
Corrections and conventions appear as subtle decorations right in your code.
File Watcher
Get alerted when you save a file that has critical memories (bug fixes, corrections) associated with it.
Commands
| Command |
Description |
Cortex: Store Memory |
Save a decision, bug fix, or convention |
Cortex: Recall Memory |
Search memories by query |
Cortex: Search Memories |
Full-text search with type filtering |
Cortex: Open Dashboard |
Open the stats dashboard |
Cortex: Scan Project |
Scan project structure into memory |
Cortex: Export Memories |
Export all memories to JSON |
Cortex: Import Memories |
Import memories from JSON backup |
Cortex: Setup Wizard |
Guided setup walkthrough |
Cortex: Login |
Sign in with Google |
Cortex: View Stats |
Show memory statistics |
Settings
| Setting |
Default |
Description |
cortex.autoStart |
true |
Auto-start MCP server on activation |
cortex.mcpCommand |
npx cortex-mcp |
Custom server command (if not using bundled) |
cortex.showStatusBar |
true |
Show memory count in status bar |
Pricing
|
Free |
Pro |
| Memories |
20 |
Unlimited |
| Basic recall |
Yes |
Yes |
| 12-layer brain |
— |
Yes |
| Auto-learn |
— |
Yes |
| Anti-hallucination |
Yes |
Yes |
| Git memory |
— |
Yes |
| Confidence decay |
— |
Yes |
| Memory consolidation |
— |
Yes |
Privacy and Security
- All memories stored locally on your machine (SQLite)
- No code leaves your computer
- Optional cloud sync (coming soon)
- Encrypted data at rest
Development
git clone https://github.com/jaswanthkumarj1234-beep/cortex-vscode.git
cd cortex-vscode
npm install
npm run compile
# Press F5 in VS Code to launch Extension Development Host
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