## for VS Code
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- —Static context files don't grow — you maintain them by hand, and they're already out of date.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
Quick Setup
bm project add my-project --local-path ~/path/to/projectThen open that folder in VS Code — every edit syncs to your knowledge graph. No extension required. 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.”
Alex
TrainerDay
“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.”
@groksrc
Developer
Start building with VS Code
Try Basic Memory free for 7 days. Your notes stay yours either way.
7-Day Free Trial
$15/seat/month
Graduated team pricing- AI collaboration via MCP
- Shared workspaces for teams and agents
- Team member management and audit logs
- Full-text search across notes and projects
- Desktop, mobile, and web access
- Private, exportable Markdown files
- 50,000 notes per seat
- 1,000 note updates per seat per day
- Cancel anytime, your data stays yours
Open source available for power users
View on GitHubFrequently asked questions
- How do I give VS Code AI persistent memory?
- Add Basic Memory as an MCP server in VS Code (it works with Copilot’s MCP support and MCP-capable extensions). Your AI assistant can then search project knowledge and save new context directly from the editor.
- Where is the memory stored?
- In plain Markdown files — on your machine with the free open source version, or synced via Basic Memory Cloud. You can open the files in VS Code itself: what your AI knows is just text in your workspace, not a hidden database.
- Does it work alongside Copilot?
- Yes. Copilot handles completion and chat; Basic Memory supplies durable project knowledge over MCP — decisions, architecture, conventions — so the assistance is grounded in your project’s actual history.
