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A local-first Markdown writing app for fiction and worldbuilding with an autonomous AI production pipeline.

Your manuscript, profiles, and notes are plain Markdown files in a folder you control. Nothing leaves your machine except the AI requests you explicitly trigger. Open-Write supports 22 LLM providers including local inference via LM Studio and Ollama.

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Quick Navigation

Page	Description
Getting Started	Install, first run, and basic usage
Development Setup	Clone, install, and run from source
Architecture	Three-layer design, dual storage, project layout
Features	Full feature inventory
LLM Providers	22 supported providers, model catalog, local inference
The Pipeline	Autonomous phase-by-phase production system
Building & Releasing	Build the installer, cut a release
Testing	Backend and frontend test suites
Contributing	How to contribute

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What Open-Write Does

• Markdown editor with distraction-free writing, CodeMirror 6, serif typeface, light + dark themes
• Profile system for characters, relationships, locations, and lore with structured trait blocks and importance levels
• Smart Advisor runs Readability, Structure, and Context passes with inline highlights
• Writing Companion chat panel for brainstorming, voice work, and ad-hoc questions
• Open-Write Pipeline — autonomous, resumable production: bible -> voice -> architect -> writer -> critics -> editorial -> verify -> assemble -> adversarial read -> finalize
• 22 LLM providers with a curated model catalog, including local inference (no API key needed)
• Deterministic completion gate — word counting, manifest building, verification, linting, SHA-256-bound certificate
• Export to TXT, DOCX, EPUB, and Markdown

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License

Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE.

Acknowledgements

Derived from Storythread Studio by Dean Peterson (Apache-2.0). Built with Tauri, React, CodeMirror, FastAPI, and OpenRouter.