- Real-time memory capture from Claude Code sessions
- 3-layer memory architecture (working, episodic, semantic)
- Auto-injection into CLAUDE.md
- VSCode sidebar with Memory Layers tree and Health dashboard
- Multi-provider LLM extraction (Gemini free, Anthropic, Ollama)
- Works without API key (basic pattern-matching mode)
- Zero-config onboarding with guided API key setup
- CLI tool (
cortex status,cortex query,cortex export) - MCP server for Cursor, Cline, Zed integration
- Auto-generated Architectural Decision Records
- Live status bar indicator during active sessions
- Full-text search across all memory layers
- Privacy-first: 100% local, no telemetry