Persistent memory for GitHub Copilot

GitHub Copilot forgets everything between sessions. Connect it to Kit for AI and it saves what matters as it works — and recalls it in any later session, on any machine.

Why GitHub Copilot forgets

Copilot completes brilliantly inside the file but remembers nothing about your project between sessions — conventions, decisions, and context re-explained every day. VS Code's agent mode speaks MCP, so Copilot can get real memory tools; anywhere else, the REST API does the same job.

What you get

• remember / recall as tools the agent calls on its own — no manual note-keeping.
• Retrieval by meaning: "what did we decide about auth?" finds the JWT decision.
• One shared store: what this tool learns, Claude, Cursor, and your code can recall too.
• Near-duplicate detection and versioning keep months of memories clean.
• Same account ingests documents and URLs — memory and knowledge in one retrieval system.

Set it up in about 2 minutes

1. 1In VS Code, create .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace (or add a global server via the MCP: Add Server command).
2. 2Paste the kit-for-ai config (below) — VS Code uses "servers" as the top-level key in mcp.json.
3. 3Create a free API key at kitforai.com/app/settings and replace YOUR_API_KEY.
4. 4Open Copilot Chat in agent mode — the memory tools are available to it.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kit-for-ai": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://kitforai.com/api/mcp",
      "headers": { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

I don't use agent mode — can Copilot still benefit?

Use the REST API or @kitforai/sdk from your own tooling: store decisions in CI hooks or scripts, and recall them into prompts you feed Copilot. Same store, different entry point.

Does GitHub Copilot save memories automatically?

Yes — once connected, the agent has remember and recall as callable tools and uses them on its own: it saves decisions and preferences mid-conversation and retrieves them when they're relevant. You can also tell it explicitly to remember something.

Is my data private?

Memories are owner-scoped to your account, served over HTTPS, with encryption at rest for stored content and an audit trail of what agents wrote. You can review, edit, and delete every memory from the dashboard.

Can my other AI tools share this memory?

Yes — that's the point. The same store is reachable from every MCP client and over REST, so what GitHub Copilot learns, Claude, Cursor, and your own code can recall too.

Is it free?

There's a free plan — an account and API key cost nothing, and setup takes about two minutes. Paid plans add higher quotas and team features.