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title GitHub Copilot Persistent Memory with Hindsight | Integration
description Add long-term memory to GitHub Copilot in VS Code with Hindsight via MCP. One command wires up the Hindsight MCP server plus a recall/retain rule.

GitHub Copilot

Long-term memory for GitHub Copilot in VS Code, powered by Hindsight. One command connects Copilot's agent mode to the Hindsight MCP server and adds a recall/retain rule — so Copilot recalls relevant memory at the start of a task and retains durable facts as it works.

How It Works

VS Code Copilot supports two things this integration uses:

  • MCP servers via .vscode/mcp.json (agent mode), including HTTP servers with headers — so the Hindsight MCP endpoint connects directly:

    {
  "servers": {
    "hindsight": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.hindsight.vectorize.io/mcp/my-project/",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer hsk_..." }
    }
  }
}

  • .github/copilot-instructions.md, which Copilot applies to every chat in the workspace — that's where the recall/retain rule lives.

Setup

pip install hindsight-copilot
cd your-project
hindsight-copilot init --api-token YOUR_HINDSIGHT_API_KEY --bank-id my-project

init merges the servers entry into ./.vscode/mcp.json and writes the rule into ./.github/copilot-instructions.md. Reload VS Code, open Copilot Chat in agent mode, and start the hindsight MCP server from the chat's tools menu.

Use a Hindsight Cloud key, or a self-hosted server with --api-url http://localhost:8888 (no token needed for an open local server). If mcp.json has comments, init prints the snippet to paste instead — or run hindsight-copilot init --print-only anytime.

Commands

Command Description
hindsight-copilot init Add the MCP server + recall/retain rule
hindsight-copilot status Show whether the server + rule are configured
hindsight-copilot uninstall Remove the server + rule

See the package README for full configuration options.