Overview
An offline-first desktop knowledge base that keeps Markdown and Git authoritative and exposes the vault to AI agents and MCP.
Features and best fit
Based on official documentation; not hands-on tested · Content checked:
Key characteristics
An offline-first desktop knowledge base that keeps Markdown and Git authoritative and exposes the vault to AI agents and MCP.
Sources: [1]
Good fit for
A comparison candidate for Note Taking, Productivity, AI agents, Cross-platform, Desktop app, Git use cases. Check the official README and installation instructions for exact fit and requirements.
Check before adopting
The registered primary language is TypeScript and the license is AGPL-3.0. Verify version-specific runtime requirements, breaking changes, and additional dependencies in the official README and latest release notes.
Sources: [1]
Official sources
- [1]refactoringhq/tolaria — GitHub(2026-09-15)
Supplemental curator note
We selected Tolaria less as a Markdown editor and more as a knowledge system that puts plain files, Git, and AI agents on the same foundation. It avoids a required cloud, but adopters still need to own Git sync, Power User/MCP write permissions, hosted-model context exposure, and AGPL compliance.
Try it in 3 steps
- 1
Get the source
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/refactoringhq/tolaria.git - 2
Enter the repository
cd tolaria - 3
Check the official steps
Continue with the commands in the README Installation, Quick Start, or Getting Started section.
find . -maxdepth 1 -iname 'README*' -exec sed -n '1,220p' {} \; -quit
Growth
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Development activity
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- Commits (last 30 days)
- 90
- Open PRs
- 35
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GitHub data
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- Stars
- 19,789
- Forks
- 1,377
- Watchers
- 57
- Open issues
- 21
- Primary language
- TypeScript
- License
- AGPL-3.0
- Repository last updated
- Sep 12, 2026
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