mindset-ctx for VS Code

Generate and keep AI context files (CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md, architecture docs) fresh, and wire the MCP server into Claude Code / Cursor, without leaving the editor.

Not yet on the VS Code Marketplace — mindset-ctx itself isn't published to npm yet either, so this talks to a local clone of the CLI (node dist/cli.js) or a global/npm-linked ctx binary. See the root README for how to build the CLI.

Commands

Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P) and search "mindset-ctx":

mindset-ctx: Generate Context Files — runs ctx generate on the open workspace.
mindset-ctx: Index Memory — runs ctx index (commit history, and PRs/issues if configured).
mindset-ctx: Copy MCP Server Command — copies the claude mcp add … command for this workspace to the clipboard.
mindset-ctx: Open Hosted Dashboard — opens the URL set in mindsetCtx.dashboardUrl.

A status bar item on the right shows whether CLAUDE.md exists in the open workspace; click it to generate one.

Settings

Setting	Default	Description
`mindsetCtx.cliCommand`	(empty — asked once)	How to invoke the CLI, e.g. `ctx` or `node /path/to/mindset-ctx/dist/cli.js`
`mindsetCtx.dashboardUrl`	(empty)	Hosted dashboard URL for "Open Hosted Dashboard"

Try it locally (not published yet)

cd editors/vscode
npm install
npm run build

Then press F5 in VS Code (with this folder open) to launch an Extension Development Host with it loaded — or package it:

npx @vscode/vsce package   # → mindset-ctx-0.1.0.vsix
code --install-extension mindset-ctx-0.1.0.vsix

Testing

npm test runs the pure logic (MCP command building, status bar text) under plain node:test — no VS Code Extension Host needed for that part. The vscode-API-calling glue in src/extension.ts is exercised manually via F5, not by an automated suite: @vscode/test-electron needs to download an actual VS Code binary and a display, which this environment's sandbox doesn't have (no outbound access to the download host, no X server). If you have a machine with VS Code installed, F5 is the real test.