Claude Code in VS Code
Claude sessions end, chats get lost and the next session starts from zero. Cortex ties every session to the task it worked on, so the plan, the changes and the status stay where you will look for them.
Free for 14 days with every feature. Then $14.99 once.
Start Claude Code from a todo and Cortex links the session to it. Plans and recaps land on the same todo.
A week later you open the todo and find the plan, the files Claude changed and the session itself. You don’t scroll through old chats.
When a session starts from a todo, or after /clear, Cortex pre-fills the input with a short line that tells Claude to read the todo first.
Claude gets the goal, what is already done and the linked documents. You skip the recap, and the session spends fewer tokens on catching up.
Nothing is sent on its own. You type your request after the line and press Enter.
Running three agents at once? Each linked todo shows what its session is doing.
Turn on the auto timer and the todo’s timer runs only while Claude works. The tracked time is the agent’s working time, not your reading time.
Prefer running Claude in Herdr? Cortex picks it up without setup.
Sessions link to their task and show their live status. A click on the todo takes you to the right Herdr pane.
Cortex runs a local MCP server. Claude Code and other MCP clients can read your todos and report back.
An agent reads the todo before it starts. When it finishes a step, it ticks the subtask. When the work is done, it marks the todo as pending, and you check it before it counts as complete.
The server listens on 127.0.0.1 only and needs a token. One VS Code window holds the port and serves all your workspaces.
Your editor, your choice
Cortex runs wherever VS Code extensions run. Install it from the Visual Studio Marketplace in VS Code, or from Open VSX in Cursor, Windsurf, VSCodium and other forks.
No. The session status comes from small hooks that write status files on your machine. The MCP server listens on 127.0.0.1 only and needs the token in ~/.cortex/mcp-token.
Read and update your todos, epics, notes and open questions. An agent can tick off subtasks, mark a todo as pending for your review and leave you a note.
The MCP server works with any client that speaks the Model Context Protocol. Run "Cortex: Copy MCP Config" and paste the config into that client. Live session status is built for Claude Code.
Yes, if you turn it on. Cortex reads your local Claude transcripts and shows total tokens and an estimated API-equivalent dollar value. It is an estimate at list prices, not a bill.
Yes. Run "Cortex: Remove Claude Integration". It removes the hooks, the MCP entry and the token.
Start your next task with Cortex. Keep the context ready for tomorrow.
Free for 14 days with every feature. Then $14.99 once.
