Arsenal

Getting Started with Arsenal

Step 1

VS Code Extension Installation

Install the Arsenal extension from the VS Code marketplace:

VS Code Extension Installation

Or install directly through VS Code:

  1. Open VS Code
  2. Click the Extensions icon in the sidebar
  3. Search for "arsenal-dev"
  4. Click Install
Step 2

Account Setup/Make a project

Create an Arsenal account and get your project ID:

  1. Go to arsenal-dev.com/auth
  2. Create a new account or sign in
  3. Click Create a new project
  4. Copy your project ID from the dashboard
Create Project Screenshot
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
Arsenal Panel
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)
Dashboard Screenshot

Need Help?

email jacobalbert2021@gmail.com