claude-mem for VS Code
Reach your memory from any MCP-capable VS Code extension.
cmem lets you reach your memory from any MCP-capable VS Code extension. The open-source engine captures structured observations locally; CMEM Cloud links them to VS Code through one private MCP endpoint, shared with every other MCP client. Your agent remembers across the whole editor.
Up and running with VS Code
Install the engine
Run npx claude-mem@latest install to set up local memory capture.
Add the MCP link
Add your private MCP link to any MCP-capable VS Code extension.
Recall in the editor
VS Code reads the same memory as every other agent you use.
Memory that compounds, built in
Automatic capture
A second model writes structured notes out-of-band — no prompting, no slowdown.
Auto-categorization
Decision, bugfix, feature, discovery, security — every note lands in a taxonomy.
Search three ways
Semantic, keyword, and timeline search over everything your agents have done.
Causality threading
Before/after links connect why a change happened to what came next.
Local-first & private
Memory lives in local SQLite with privacy stripping; cloud sync is opt-in.
Smart-explore
Structural codebase exploration that is 6–12× cheaper than reading files in full.