anamnesis v0.1.0

anamnesis is a local-first second brain that measures itself. your notes, journals, pdfs and chats become a turning 3d stipple brain whose regions remember their history. everything runs on your machine.

the installers are not signed yet, so each system warns once. the steps below get past that.

windows 10 / 11

• download the …-setup.exe and run it. it installs for you only, no admin needed.
• if smartscreen says "windows protected your pc", click more info → run anyway.
• open anamnesis from the start menu.
• prefer an msi? use the .msi. no installer wanted? unzip the -portable.zip anywhere and run anamnesis-desktop.exe (portable zip only when attached).
• needs webview2, which windows 10 and 11 already have. the app offers the download if it's missing.

macos (apple silicon or intel)

• download the .dmg: aarch64 for apple silicon (m1 and later), x64 for intel macs.
• open it and drag anamnesis into applications.
• first launch: macos will refuse ("cannot be opened" or "apple could not verify…"). open system settings → privacy & security, scroll down, click open anyway next to anamnesis, and confirm.
  • or, in terminal: xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/anamnesis.app
• the intel build has no on-device embeddings yet (search matches words only, or connect ollama).

linux (x86_64)

• debian / ubuntu: download the .deb and run sudo apt install ./anamnesis_*_amd64.deb, then open anamnesis from your apps.
• any distro: download the .AppImage, run chmod +x anamnesis_*.AppImage, then start it with ./anamnesis_*.AppImage. it may need libfuse2 and webkitgtk 4.1, which are present on most current desktops.

first launch (every system)

• the app opens onto a ready demo brain: 1,100 dated entries from thoreau's and emerson's journals (1820–1876, public domain), already embedded.
• turn it, open regions, search ("walden pond"), read entries, ask the chat.
• file → import folder… brings in your own notes or obsidian vault. "start empty" on the banner gives you a fresh brain.
• the local embedding model (~465 MB) downloads once in the background. until it's ready, search matches words only.
• your data stays on your machine: %APPDATA%\anamnesis on windows, ~/Library/Application Support/anamnesis on macos, ~/.local/share/anamnesis on linux.

also included

• the headless cli anamnesis (anamnesis.exe on windows), installed next to the app. anamnesis mcp serves your brain to claude code, codex or gemini cli. see docs/mcp.md for the snippets.
• the cli alone for each system, plus .sha256 checksums for every file.

known limits

• unsigned installers: smartscreen and gatekeeper warn once.
• first public build: please report anything odd in issues.
• installers and docs: docs/install.md.