Local-first
Your files stay on your computer. CodexVault is designed around local folders and local AI.
Private notes. Local AI. Source citations.
Your files stay yours.
CodexVault turns folders of notes and documents into a searchable local AI knowledge base. It converts supported files into clean Markdown, indexes them with SQLite, and answers questions with source citations through Ollama.
Why CodexVault
A vault you can inspect, move, and rebuild.
CodexVault is built around ordinary files, local search, and explicit approval before writes.
Plain Markdown
Output stays portable. Use it with Obsidian, another editor, or a normal file browser.
Cited answers
Answers include source file references so you can inspect where the information came from.
Approval first
CodexVault should never rewrite vault files automatically. You approve before writes happen.
Workflow
From folder to cited answer.
Start with a test folder, build Markdown output, search locally, then ask questions against the index.
1
Choose files
Point CodexVault at a folder containing .md, .txt, .pdf, or .docx.
2
Normalize
Supported files are converted into clean Markdown for a portable local vault.
3
Index
SQLite FTS5 builds a rebuildable local search index from the Markdown output.
4
Ask
Ollama answers questions using retrieved local context and source citations.
5
Approve
Review proposed edits before CodexVault writes anything to disk.
Release status
Early Windows-first project.
CodexVault currently runs as a local Python, FastAPI, React, SQLite, and Ollama app. It is being hardened before broad public promotion.
Supported files
.md, .txt, selectable-text .pdf, and .docx.
Current platform
Windows-first. Mac and Linux can be explored later after the workflow is stable.
Packaging
No installer yet. Setup currently uses Git, Python, Node.js, and Ollama.
Search direction
SQLite search first. Semantic search can wait until users report search quality issues.
Pre-public hardening:
the project is usable for local testing, but public advertising is paused while setup, UI,
and AI behavior are polished.