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