Show HN: Tolaria – open-source macOS app to manage Markdown knowledge bases

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TLDR

  • Free, open-source macOS app (Tauri + React + TypeScript) for managing large Markdown vaults with Git versioning, zero cloud dependencies, and AI agent integration.

Key Takeaways

  • Every vault is a plain-files Git repo: portable, version-controlled, works with any remote, no Tolaria servers required.
  • Supports Claude Code and Codex CLI via an included AGENTS file; any AI tool that reads files also works.
  • Types are navigation lenses, not enforced schemas: no required fields, no validation, just categories for filtering notes.
  • Built and battle-tested on a personal vault of 10,000+ notes with YAML frontmatter and standard Markdown throughout.
  • AGPL-3.0 license; local dev requires Node 20+, pnpm 8+, and Rust stable; ships browser mock mode at localhost:5173.

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