Getting Started with Arsenal
Step 1
VS Code Extension Installation
Install the Arsenal extension from the VS Code marketplace:

Or install directly through VS Code:
- Open VS Code
- Click the Extensions icon in the sidebar
- Search for "arsenal-dev"
- Click Install
Step 2
Account Setup/Make a project
Create an Arsenal account and get your project ID:
- Go to arsenal-dev.com/auth
- Create a new account or sign in
- Click Create a new project
- Copy your project ID from the dashboard

Step 3
Connect via CLI
In VS Code install the Arsenal CLI:
npm install -g arsenal-dev
Initialize arsenal in your terminal
arsenal init
Fill in email, password, and project ID from the dashboard. Also connect your github repo
This will:
- Create a .arsenal configuration folder
- Link your project to your Arsenal account
- Set up automatic syncing
Step 4
Arsenal panel - log and search for past code!
Open command palette - CMD+SHIFT+P - and click "Arsenal Search" to open panel:
CMD + ALT + M
(or Ctrl + Alt + M on Windows)Here you can:
- 1: Log a code snippet you want to remember - add a description, function name, and library name. Your code snippets will be saved locally in a folder called "learnings" until you sync.
- 2: Manually search through your past logs to remember any code you wrote in the past
- 3: Ask your personal AI any question with the context of your code

Step 5
Syncing to Cloud
Your learnings sync automatically on Git push, or manually with:
arsenal sync
Step 6
Using the Dashboard
Access your learnings at arsenal.com/dashboard to:
- Browse by project, library, or function
- Search across all your learnings
- Star important snippets for quick access
- Share learnings with your team (coming soon)

Need Help?
email jacobalbert2021@gmail.com