Snipara - AI Context for Your Documentation

Query your documentation with AI-optimized semantic search. Snipara indexes your docs and delivers the most relevant context within your token budget.

Features

Documentation Query

• Semantic Search - Find relevant documentation sections using natural language
• Multi-Query - Run multiple queries in parallel with shared token budget
• Query Decomposition - Break complex questions into optimized sub-queries
• Execution Plans - Generate step-by-step query plans for complex topics
• Multi-Project Search - Search across all team projects simultaneously

Agent Memory

• Remember - Store facts, decisions, learnings, and preferences
• Recall - Semantically search your memories with confidence scoring
• Browse - View all memories grouped by type in the sidebar
• Forget - Remove outdated or irrelevant memories

Team Collaboration

• Shared Context - Load team coding standards and best practices
• Prompt Templates - Use and manage reusable prompt templates
• Collections - Browse and contribute to shared context collections

Swarm Coordination

• Create & Join - Coordinate multiple AI agents
• Task Queue - Create, claim, and complete distributed tasks
• Resource Claims - Prevent conflicts with exclusive resource locks
• Shared State - Read and write shared state with optimistic locking
• Event Broadcast - Send events to all agents in a swarm

Document Management

• Upload - Upload .md, .mdx, .txt files directly from explorer context menu
• Sync - Bulk sync entire folders to Snipara
• Summaries - Store and manage AI-generated document summaries

VS Code Integration

• Copilot Tools - 4 Language Model Tools for GitHub Copilot agent mode
• MCP Server - Auto-registers as MCP server for Copilot
• Sidebar Views - Results, Context, Memories, and Swarm Dashboard
• Status Bar - Quick access to documentation queries
• Keyboard Shortcut - Cmd+Shift+R / Ctrl+Shift+R

Getting Started

1. Install the extension from the VS Code Marketplace or OpenVSX
2. Open Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P) and run Snipara: Configure
3. Enter your API key and project ID from snipara.com/dashboard
4. Press Cmd+Shift+R to ask your first question

Commands

All 34 commands are accessible via Command Palette under the "Snipara" category.

Core Query

Command	Description
Snipara: Ask Question	Semantic search across documentation (Cmd+Shift+R)
Snipara: Search Documentation	Regex pattern search
Snipara: Multi-Query	Run multiple queries in parallel
Snipara: Decompose Query	Break complex query into sub-queries
Snipara: Generate Plan	Create execution plan for complex topics
Snipara: Multi-Project Query	Search across all team projects

Session Context

Command	Description
Snipara: Show Current Context	Display active session context
Snipara: Clear Context	Clear session context
Snipara: Inject Context	Set context from text selection or input

Agent Memory

Command	Description
Snipara: Remember	Store a memory (fact, decision, learning, preference, todo, context)
Snipara: Recall Memory	Semantically search stored memories
Snipara: Browse Memories	View all memories with type filter
Snipara: Forget Memory	Delete a memory (with confirmation)

Team Collaboration

Command	Description
Snipara: Load Shared Context	Get team standards and best practices
Snipara: Browse Templates	List and view prompt templates
Snipara: Apply Template	Load a template by slug

Swarm Coordination

Command	Description
Snipara: Create Swarm	Create a new agent swarm
Snipara: Join Swarm	Join an existing swarm
Snipara: Claim Resource	Exclusive lock on file/function/module
Snipara: Release Resource	Release a claimed resource
Snipara: Create Task	Add task to swarm queue
Snipara: Claim Task	Claim highest-priority available task
Snipara: Complete Task	Mark task as completed or failed
Snipara: Broadcast Event	Send event to all swarm agents
Snipara: Get Shared State	Read shared state by key
Snipara: Set Shared State	Write shared state with optimistic locking

Document Management

Command	Description
Snipara: Upload Document	Upload file to Snipara index
Snipara: Sync Documents	Bulk sync folder to Snipara
Snipara: Store Summary	Store AI-generated document summary
Snipara: View Summaries	Browse stored summaries
Snipara: Delete Summary	Delete a summary

Other

Command	Description
Snipara: Configure	Set API key and project ID

Sidebar Views

The extension adds 4 views in the Snipara activity bar:

View	Description
Results	Query results with sections, relevance scores, and token counts
Session Context	Current session context display
Memories	Stored memories grouped by type (facts, decisions, learnings, preferences, todos, context)
Swarm Dashboard	Webview panel for swarm management

Copilot Integration

When using GitHub Copilot in agent mode, Snipara provides 4 Language Model Tools:

Tool	Purpose
snipara_contextQuery	Search documentation with semantic search
snipara_remember	Store memories (facts, decisions, learnings)
snipara_recall	Recall relevant memories by query
snipara_sharedContext	Load team coding standards

The extension also registers as an MCP Server Definition Provider, making all 40 Snipara tools available to Copilot's MCP integration (VS Code 1.99+).

File Explorer Integration

Right-click any .md, .mdx, or .txt file in the explorer to Upload Document directly to Snipara.

Settings

Setting	Default	Description
snipara.apiKey	-	Your Snipara API key
snipara.projectId	-	Your project ID
snipara.serverUrl	https://api.snipara.com	API server URL
snipara.maxTokens	4000	Max tokens for context queries
snipara.searchMode	hybrid	Search mode: keyword, semantic, or hybrid

Requirements

• VS Code 1.93.0 or later
• Snipara account (snipara.com)

Links

• Documentation
• Dashboard
• GitHub
• Issues