Testigo Recall for VS Code

Turn any codebase into an AI-queryable knowledge base. Scan once — then let Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Claude Desktop, or any MCP-capable tool query your codebase knowledge.

Tip: click the 📚 Recall status bar item (bottom-left of VS Code) for the full action menu — Scan, Review, Connect MCP, Settings, Getting Started. No command palette needed.

Quick start

Install this extension. A Getting Started page opens automatically.
Set your Anthropic API key (stored in OS keychain)
Scan this repo — pick real-time or batch (50% off)
Connect MCP to your AI tool (one-click for supported tools, JSON snippet for others)

No terminal commands. No config file editing. The extension auto-installs the testigo-recall Python CLI on first use.

Commands

Click the 📚 Recall status bar item (bottom-left) for the full menu, or Ctrl+Shift+P:

Command	What it does
Scan This Repo	Build the KB for the open workspace
Review Current Branch	Review local git changes against the KB
Connect MCP to an AI Tool…	Register with Claude Code / Cursor / Copilot / Claude Desktop
Install CLI (pip)	Install `testigo-recall` + `testigo-recall-mcp`
Set Anthropic API Key	OS keychain storage
Open Settings	Backend, paths, model overrides

Storage backends

Backend	Where KBs live
local (default)	`~/.testigo-recall/<repo>.db`
github	GitHub Release assets (e.g. `your-org/your-kb-repo`)
azure	Azure Blob container

MCP target — config paths

Tool	Path	Root key
Claude Code	`~/.claude.json`	`mcpServers`
Claude Desktop	`%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json` (Win) `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json` (Mac)	`mcpServers`
Cursor (global)	`~/.cursor/mcp.json`	`mcpServers`
Cursor (workspace)	`.cursor/mcp.json`	`mcpServers`
GitHub Copilot	`.vscode/mcp.json` (VS Code 1.99+, Agent mode)	`servers`

Manual MCP config (for tools we don't auto-configure)

The Show JSON snippet option opens a markdown page with ready-to-paste JSON for both formats:

// Claude Code / Cursor / Claude Desktop
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "testigo-recall": {
      "command": "testigo-recall-mcp",
      "env": { "TESTIGO_RECALL_DB_PATH": "/home/you/.testigo-recall/myrepo.db" }
    }
  }
}

// GitHub Copilot (.vscode/mcp.json)
{
  "servers": {
    "testigo-recall": {
      "command": "testigo-recall-mcp",
      "env": { "TESTIGO_RECALL_DB_PATH": "/home/you/.testigo-recall/myrepo.db" }
    }
  }
}

Requirements

Anthropic API key (BYOK — console.anthropic.com)
One of:
- Standalone binary (Win/Mac arm64/Linux) — extension auto-downloads on first use. No Python needed.
- Python 3.10+ on PATH — extension auto-runs pip install testigo-recall testigo-recall-mcp if binary isn't available (Intel Mac users pick this path).

First-run notes

macOS: the binary is not code-signed (yet). On first launch you may see "cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified". Right-click → Open to bypass once; macOS remembers.
Windows: Windows Defender SmartScreen may warn "Windows protected your PC" on first run. Click More info → Run anyway.
These warnings go away once we ship signed builds.