Add Memory to VS Code
Your editor becomes a workspace your AI can actually think in.
Every session starts from zero
Without memory, VS Code forgets everything between sessions.
- —Close the tab, lose the context. Your AI has zero memory of what you worked on yesterday.
- —Static context files don't grow — you maintain them by hand, and they're already out of date.
- —Architecture decisions, rejected approaches, and tradeoffs live in your head, not your AI's.
- —Learnings from one project are locked in old chat history, invisible everywhere else.
Basic Memory changes that
Give VS Code a persistent, searchable knowledge base it can read and write to.
Edit your knowledge like code
Full IDE experience — syntax highlighting, markdown preview, split editors. Your knowledge base is just files in a folder.
Copilot with memory
VS Code's Copilot Chat supports Basic Memory as an MCP server. Ask questions and get answers grounded in your actual project knowledge.
CLI at your fingertips
Search your knowledge base, create notes, and check recent activity right from the integrated terminal. Shell aliases make it even faster.
Plain text you own
Everything is stored as Markdown files on your machine. Version them with git, edit them anywhere, no lock-in.
One command to get started
{"mcpServers":{"basic-memory-cloud":{"url":"https://cloud.basicmemory.com/mcp"}}}That's it. Full setup guide →
What users are saying
“Basic Memory changed my whole relationship with LLMs... I switched from GPT and Gemini to exclusively Claude and Claude Code because of this integration and am completely revamping all our companies processes around a basic memory workflow now.”
“I don't code without Basic Memory anymore. It's such a time saver to be able to refer to projects I don't currently have active and keep a running log of all of my learnings and ProTips. Absolutely love it.”
Start building with VS Code
Try Basic Memory free for 7 days. Your notes stay yours either way.
7-Day Free Trial
- Full access to every Basic Memory feature
- Unlimited notes and projects
- Mobile and web access anywhere
- Private, exportable Markdown files
- Cancel anytime, your data stays yours
Open source available for power users
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