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Grimoire documentation

These pages track the open-source app in 3ravens/Grimoire.

They are written for users and contributors based on the current source tree and README, not marketing copy alone.

What to read first

PageWhat it covers
Getting startedDownload installers (v1.0+), first note, first LLM — no vault-folder picker
Installers & uninstallDownload, trust warnings, app data paths, uninstall preserves data by default
TroubleshootingOllama, RAG, Wikipedia, file scanner, app-data backup/move, performance
Note editor & MarkdownRead/edit, tags, wiki-links, transclusion, save→index, templates, export, Improve
SearchCtrl+F, FTS + semantic, locked content, relationship to RAG
AI assistantLocal Ollama, chat API, context toggles, keep_alive, common errors
Vault & datacom.grimoire.app app data, SQLite, LanceDB, export, backups
Privacy & securityLocal-first flow, vault vs folder passwords, lock, audit log
Views & surfacesEditor, tabs, search, chat, graph, calendar, kanban, database, Wikipedia, scanner, settings, focus
Settings glossaryEvery Settings section (LLM through Help, Developer in dev builds)
Keyboard shortcutsGlobal shortcuts from keyboardService (incl. Shift+F10)
Development & testsNative deps, npm run tauri dev, Rust/src-tauri + Vitest tests, Wikipedia benchmark

For a short FAQ and install summary, see the marketing Help page.

For downloads and release status, see Download.