Three versions. One principle:
your data stays on your machine.
A constitution and a compiler that give any AI persistent memory across sessions. Write what matters in markdown, compile it to one file, and every AI reads the same truth.
Each project, person, or idea lives in its own markdown file. Atomic units of knowledge.
One Python script reads your vault and produces BRAIN.md — the single file your AI needs.
14 rules that govern how any AI interacts with your data. Model-agnostic, always enforced.
The system maintains itself. Ignore it for weeks — it pulls you back before anything drifts too far.
Every AI reading BRAIN.md sees if maintenance is overdue. Alert threshold: 3 days.
Protected file sizes tracked. Any unexpected drop fires a CRITICAL alert with rollback pointer.
Cross-references timestamps against changelog entries. Suspicious activity gets flagged automatically.
Your AI shouldn't need you to type everything it should know.
It should read, listen, and see.
Distills your conversations into atomic facts stored locally. Before each session, the compiler injects the most relevant context into BRAIN.md. Zero manual editing.
Captures what matters from your meetings. Not a transcript dump — the decisions, action items, and context that make your AI useful next time.
Knows what you've been doing on your screen. A new AI session arrives already aware of your recent work — no briefing required.
Built on MCP — the open protocol
Any compatible AI can plug in. No vendor lock-in. Model Context Protocol is the standard — EIDARA speaks it natively.
v3 step 1 — May 2026 — internal
First step of v3, now in motion.
As of May 18, the autonomous side of DARA is running in private testing. The system now tends to itself between sessions — finding connections, cleaning dead links, writing its own summaries — without a human in the loop. Eyes and ears still to come. Public release when it's earned.
No new servers. No new accounts. The state of the art keeps getting better — EIDARA absorbs the good parts and keeps the constitution.
Local-first
Your files, your machineFile-based
Markdown all the way downNo infrastructure
No Docker, no API keysFully auditable
Every byte is readable text