Cookbook
These guides cover real-world patterns for maximizing the intelligence Oka captures and the value it returns.
Client integrations
Connect Oka Reason to any MCP-compatible client:
- Claude Code — Deep integration with hooks and workflows
- Cursor — MCP config and Cursor Rules
- Windsurf — Codeium’s IDE with Cascade
- VS Code Copilot — GitHub Copilot agent mode
- Codex CLI — OpenAI’s Codex CLI (TOML config)
- Cline — VS Code extension with auto-approve
- Zed — Agent Panel integration
- Amazon Q Developer — IDE and CLI setup
- Continue.dev — Agent mode with YAML config
- JetBrains — IntelliJ, WebStorm, PyCharm, etc.
- Hermes Agent — Nous Research agent framework
Patterns and strategies
- CLAUDE.md patterns — Instrument CLAUDE.md to make agents use Oka automatically
- Workspace design — How to structure workspaces for maximum signal
- Team rollout — From solo dev to org-wide adoption
- Enforcement levels — Soft, medium, and hard compliance strategies