iGenius Memory for VS Code

Persistent AI memory for your coding agents. Browse, search, promote, and manage short-term and long-term memories right from VS Code.

Features

🧠 Memory Browser Sidebar

Click the brain icon in the Activity Bar to open the Memory Browser. Browse all three memory layers:

• Long-term — Your curated knowledge base (365-day retention). Importance badges, category tags, and expandable cards.
• Short-term — Auto-captured facts, decisions, and context. Promote what matters, discard the rest.
• Persistent — Ephemeral session memories (8h TTL). Current working context.

📋 Intelligence Briefing

Generate an AI-powered briefing that distills your entire memory state into a concise report. Press Ctrl+Shift+B or click "Generate Briefing" in the sidebar.

🔍 Memory Search

Search across all memory layers with Ctrl+Shift+M. Results show in a quick pick with layer badges and importance scores.

☁️ Ingest from Editor

Select any text and press Ctrl+Shift+I (or right-click → "Ingest Selected Text") to send it to your memory. The AI engine extracts facts, assigns importance, and categorizes automatically.

📊 Status Bar

Real-time memory count in the status bar showing Persistent / Long-term / Short-term breakdown.

⬆️ Promote & 🗑️ Delete

Manage memories directly from the sidebar. Promote short-term catches to long-term, or delete what you don't need.

🔧 Setup Wizard

First-time users get a guided setup wizard that:

1. Configures your API key
2. Installs the MCP server (pip install igenius-mcp) and writes mcp.json
3. Installs agent instructions for Copilot / Claude

Re-run anytime via iGenius: Run Setup Wizard in the command palette.

👁️ Visual Tools

Analyze any URL's UI/UX without leaving VS Code. Enter a URL in the Visual tab and click:

• Analyze UI — renders the page, takes a screenshot, and sends it to a local vision model for a full report
• Screenshot — captures a pixel-perfect screenshot (no analysis)

Requires pip install "igenius-mcp[visual]" + Playwright + a vision model in LM Studio.

⚡ Pro Auto-Analyze

Set a URL in settings (igenius.pro.autoVisualUrl) to auto-analyze on a configurable interval while you code.

Getting Started

1. Install the extension from the VS Code Marketplace (or .vsix)
2. Run the setup wizard — it launches automatically on first install, or run iGenius: Run Setup Wizard
3. Get a free API key at igenius-memory.online
4. Open the sidebar — click the 🧠 brain icon in the Activity Bar

MCP Server (Optional)

For full agent integration (Copilot Chat, Claude, etc.), install the MCP bridge:

pip install igenius-mcp

The setup wizard can auto-configure this, or manually add to ~/.vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "igenius-memory": {
      "command": "igenius-mcp",
      "env": { "IGENIUS_API_KEY": "ig_your_key" },
      "type": "stdio"
    }
  }
}

Commands

Settings

AI Provider Settings

The extension supports multiple AI providers for server-side processing:

Plans

Get your free key or upgrade at igenius-memory.store.

Architecture

VS Code Extension ←→ HTTPS ←→ igenius-memory.online/v1 ←→ AI + MySQL
         ↕
   MCP Server (igenius-mcp) ←→ Copilot / Claude agents

• No data stored locally — all memories live in your encrypted cloud account
• API key authenticates every request
• Works across all VS Code instances, machines, and projects
• MCP server gives agents direct tool access to all 14 memory operations

Links

• 🌐 igenius-memory.com — Landing page
• 📚 igenius-memory.info — Documentation
• 🔌 igenius-memory.online — API portal
• 🛒 igenius-memory.store — Plans & pricing
• 📦 igenius-mcp — MCP server package

Support the Project

iGenius Memory is built by NovaMind Labs. If you find it useful, here's how to help:

• Star the repos — igenius-vscode + igenius-mcp
• Upgrade to Pro — $19/mo funds development → igenius-memory.store
• Report bugs & ideas — open an issue
• Spread the word — tell your friends, tweet, blog

Every star, install, and subscription helps.

License

MIT © iGenius