Technical Overview

How Continuity works under the hood

Local JSON
Storage
MCP v1.0
Protocol
RAG-based
Architecture
Core / Standard / Full
MCP Tool Profiles
95%
Token Savings
1,500 nodes
Knowledge Graph

VS Code extension using the Model Context Protocol (MCP v1.0) with profile-based tool access. Stores decisions locally in a .continuity/ folder as JSON. RAG-based retrieval with semantic search. In-memory decision cache with file watching and auto-invalidation. Works on macOS, Linux, and Windows.