Cortex for VS Code

io.github.abbacusgroup/cortex

Persistent knowledge system with OWL-RL reasoning and 22 MCP tools. Local-first.

client:VS Code transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install Cortex in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "cortex": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "abbacus-cortex"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Requires agent mode. MCP: Open User Configuration puts the same block in every workspace. VS Code docs