Neural Brain is a local-first VS Code extension for turning AI coding chats into clean handoff files.
Add a local chat provider, browse imported conversations inside VS Code, and generate a Markdown handoff when you want to continue the work in another agent or future session.
Features
- Add local chat providers with a folder picker.
- Import Codex, Antigravity, Claude-style, and compatible local session folders.
- Browse conversations directly in the VS Code sidebar.
- Open a conversation as a Markdown transcript.
- Generate a handoff as a real
.mdfile. - Keep conversation data on your machine.
Privacy
Your chats stay local.
Neural Brain does not send prompts, messages, handoffs, repository names, provider paths, or source code to a hosted service.
License activation sends only:
- License key
- Local machine hash
- Extension version
Free And Pro
Free tier:
- 2 providers
- 3 conversations
Pro unlocks higher local limits. Activation is handled through a hosted license endpoint backed by Lemon Squeezy, Cloudflare Worker verification, and signed local entitlements.
Buy Pro:
https://shlok.lemonsqueezy.com/checkout/buy/dab8c341-507d-4e63-b93c-58f93fdae99c?discount=0
Whitelist/dev/tester access is supported by the license backend without shipping private keys or whitelist keys inside the extension.
Usage
- Open the Neural Brain sidebar.
- Run
Neural Brain: Start Local Brain. - Click
+in Providers. - Pick the provider chat folder.
- Click a conversation to read it.
- Right-click a conversation and choose
Generate Handoff.
The generated handoff opens as a Markdown file in VS Code.
Local-First Design
The extension starts a local backend bound to 127.0.0.1. The backend stores data locally and performs handoff generation locally.
The hosted service is only for Pro license verification.