GTD Brain is a Getting Things Done board: Inbox, Next Actions, Projects, Waiting For and
Someday/Maybe — with an AI agent that clarifies and organizes for you, and connectors so
ChatGPT and Claude can run it with you. This extension is its capture surface for VS Code.
Half of what you need to remember shows up while you are coding: the TODO you just wrote, the
flaky test you promised to look at, the message to send once the PR lands. Capture it in one
keystroke, keep coding, and clarify it later — on the same board you see on the web, on your
phone, and in ChatGPT or Claude.
What it does
- Capture what is under your cursor. Press
Ctrl+Alt+G (Cmd+Alt+G on a Mac) and the
extension captures the right thing: the text you selected (as a quote), the TODO or FIXME
comment on the current line, or otherwise the file and line you are on — each with a link
back to that line, so a code smell becomes a next action without copying and pasting. The
same captures sit above every TODO comment as a CodeLens and in the editor's right-click
menu.
- Type a thought in the sidebar. The GTD Brain view has a capture field at the top; press
Enter and it lands at the top of your Inbox. Below it, your lists: the top of your Inbox,
your Next Actions with their context, and your Projects — so you can see what is next
without switching windows. Clarifying and editing happen on the dashboard, one click away.
- Your Inbox count in the status bar. One glance tells you what is waiting; click it to
open the board.
- Sign in with an email code. Use the email you use on the dashboard; a one-time code is
sent to it. No password, no API token to paste.
- One board everywhere. Everything captured here is on the web, iOS and Android apps in
real time — and your AI assistant sees it too if you have connected ChatGPT, Claude, Claude
Code or Cursor to GTD Brain.
Getting started
- Install the extension and open the GTD Brain view in the Activity Bar.
- Click Sign in, enter your email, and type the code we send you. New email, new
account — nothing to set up on the web first.
- Select some code, or put the cursor on a TODO, and press
Ctrl+Alt+G / Cmd+Alt+G (or
run GTD Brain: Capture from the Command Palette). A short walkthrough opens on first run.
Full setup guide, example workflows and troubleshooting:
gtdbrain.com/connect/vscode
Requires
A GTD Brain account — free to start at
gtdbrain.com. Ongoing use of the
board needs a GTD Brain subscription, the same one subscription that covers the web, iOS
and Android apps.
Privacy
The extension talks only to GTD Brain's backend (api.minosin.com): your email address for
sign-in, the text and file reference you choose to capture, and anonymous usage events
(view opened, capture made). Nothing else in your workspace is read or sent. Sold to no one,
used only to provide the service —
privacy policy ·
terms.
GTD Brain is made by Minosin AB, an independent Swedish company. It is not affiliated with
or endorsed by any other company or training organization.
