Access via Cmd+, (Mac) or Ctrl+, (Windows/Linux), search "Beans".

Core Settings

Setting	Type	Default	Description
beans.cliPath	string	"beans"	Path to Beans CLI executable
beans.workspaceRoot	string	""	Override workspace root (advanced)
beans.enableOnlyIfInitialized	boolean	false	Only activate if .beans.yml exists
beans.autoInit.enabled	boolean	true	Show initialization prompt for uninitialized workspaces
beans.hideClosedInQuickPick	boolean	true	Hide completed/scrapped beans from quick picks

AI Settings

Setting	Type	Default	Description
beans.ai.enabled	boolean	true	Master switch for AI features (MCP and chat)
beans.mcp.enabled	boolean	true	Enable MCP server definition provider
beans.mcp.port	number	39173	Port metadata propagated to MCP process
beans.mcp.showStartupNotification	boolean	true	Show notification when MCP server starts

UI Settings

Setting	Type	Default	Description
beans.view.displayMode	enum	"separate-panes"	Sidebar layout: separate panes by status
beans.view.showCounts	boolean	true	Show item counts in panel headers
beans.defaultSortMode	enum	"status-priority-type-title"	Default sort mode for trees
beans.fileWatcher.debounceMs	number	20000	File watcher debounce interval in ms (1000-120000)
beans.logging.level	enum	"info"	Extension log verbosity
beans.logging.diagnostics.enabled	boolean	false	Verbose diagnostics including GraphQL queries

Sort Modes

• status-priority-type-title (default): Grouped by status with priority
• priority-status-type-title: Highest priority first
• updated: Most recently updated first
• created: Newest beans first
• id: Alphabetical by bean code