DevStash

A comprehensive developer knowledge management system that allows you to save, organize, and search code snippets, commands, queries, notes, etc.

System Architecture

The DevStash ecosystem consists of:

• VS Code Extension: Frontend interface for saving, deleting, and searching snippets
• n8n Workflow: AI-powered backend processing and data orchestration
• Algolia: Combined storage and search engine
• Algolia MCP Server: Model Context Protocol server for seamless AI assistant integration with your Algolia indexes
• AI Models: Intelligent content analysis and metadata extraction via OpenRouter

Prerequisites

Before setting up DevStash, ensure you have:

• n8n instance (self-hosted or cloud)
• Algolia account
• OpenRouter API account (for AI processing)
• VS Code

Installation Guide

Step 1: Set up Algolia

1. Create an Algolia account
2. Create a new application
3. Create an index (e.g., stashes)
4. Get your credentials:
   • Application ID
   • Search-Only API Key
   • Admin API Key (for n8n workflow)

Step 2: Set up OpenRouter or any other LLM model account Gemini/Claude/Chat GPT (AI Processing)

1. Create an OpenRouter account
2. Get your API key from the dashboard
3. Ensure you have credits for AI model usage
4. Note: The workflow uses models like google/gemini-2.0-flash-001 for intelligent content processing

Step 3: Deploy n8n Workflow

Follow the detailed instructions for complete workflow installation and deployment

Step 4: Install VS Code Extension

Follow the detailed instructions for complete vs code extension installation and configuration.

Usage

Saving Snippets

1. Select code in VS Code
2. Search for Devstash: Save command in command palette or press Ctrl+Alt+S (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Opt+S (Mac)
3. Snippet is automatically saved and indexed

Searching Snippets

1. Search for Devstash: Search command in command palette or press Ctrl+Alt+D (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Opt+D (Mac)
2. Type your search query
3. Click on snippet to copy to clipboard

Future Roadmap

• DevStash CLI (WIP)

Links

• VS Code Extension
• n8n Workflow Deployment Instructions
• n8n Render Deployment Instructions
• Algolia MCP Server Render Deployment Instructions

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit issues and pull requests.