Code Spots organizes bookmarks in the sidebar: files, lines, URLs, VS commands, shell commands, workflows, AI clips, and clipboard snippets — per repo in .csvs/ or global personal on your machine.
1) Install
- Open Extensions (
Ctrl+Shift+X) - Search Code Spots (
ready-4-it.code-spots) - Install and reload the window
2) Initialize defaults
- Open the Code Spots sidebar (Activity Bar or
Ctrl+Alt+B) - Click 🏗️ to create default categories (or use Settings → category templates)
3) Add your first bookmarks
| Action | How |
|---|---|
| File bookmark | Explorer → right-click → Add to Category |
| Line bookmark | Editor context menu or Ctrl+Alt+L |
| URL bookmark | Command Palette → Code Spots: Add URL Bookmark |
| VS command | Command Palette → Code Spots: Add Command Bookmark |
4) Shared vs personal
- Shared →
.csvs/shared.json(Git, whole team) - Personal → encrypted per developer on Pro (
.csvs/personal.<hash>.enc.json) - Global personal →
~/.codespots/(Pro, same machine: VS Code + Cursor)
Use Assignment (🎯) to move items between Shared and Personal and to assign workspace root roles (★ Primary, 📚 Catalog).
5) Help & guides
- Press ❓ in panels or sidebar sections for contextual help
- Open the full Help panel from the sidebar or Command Palette
- Eight UI languages: en, de, fr, lb, es, it, pt, tr