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How to use Aquilum: what you can do with it

What is Aquilum? Aquilum is a native, local-first Markdown knowledge base app for Windows, macOS and Linux that works directly on a folder of .md files.

How do I use it? Open the latest release page at https://github.com/Freaction/Aquilum/releases/latest and download Aquilum_ _x64-setup.exe; then run the installer and choose a new folder for your vault. The app installs for the current user and does not need administrator rights; if SmartScreen warns about the unsigned installer, choose More info, then Run anyway, as the README describes. Full steps below.

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4 use cases

  • Build a private research vault on Windows

    Install Aquilum and link notes into a graph you keep as plain .md files on your own disk.

    View prompt
    Using the Aquilum repo at https://github.com/Freaction/Aquilum, explain the steps to create a vault folder at <vault-path> with two linked notes. Output the list of .md files created in that folder. Verify that each note is a plain Markdown file on disk.

  • Let an AI agent edit notes through local MCP

    Connect a compatible AI tool to Aquilum's optional local MCP server to search and edit your notes.

    View prompt
    Using the Aquilum MCP server for the vault at <vault-path>, search for notes about <topic>, read the top three matches, and add one short summary section to a note named <note-name>. Report which note changed and the exact text added. Verify the change in the note history panel and in the .md file on disk.

  • Build a live task dashboard as your vault home

    Set a home note that rolls up open tasks from many notes with live TASK and TABLE queries.

    View prompt
    In the Aquilum vault at <vault-path>, create a home note named Dashboard.md with one live TASK query and one TABLE query that filters on a frontmatter field named <field-name>. Output the full Markdown of the note. Verify by completing one task from the query and confirming the source note file changed.

  • Collect book quotes into linked research notes

    Read an EPUB or other book in the vault and save passages as quotes you can link and search.

    View prompt
    In the Aquilum vault at <vault-path>, find the book note for <book-title> and list every saved quote with its linked note. Output a Markdown list of quote text and link targets. Verify that the quotes appear in the book note file on disk.

Quick start with Aquilum

  1. Check you have what it needs: A Windows PC for the installer path described in the README, or macOS or Linux per the README's platform claims; A folder on disk chosen as the vault (existing or new); For the agent use case: a compatible AI tool that can connect to a local MCP server.
  2. Open Freaction/Aquilum on GitHub and read the README and license.
  3. Open the latest release page at https://github.com/Freaction/Aquilum/releases/latest and download Aquilum_ _x64-setup.exe.
  4. Run the installer and choose a new folder for your vault. The app installs for the current user and does not need administrator rights.
  5. If SmartScreen warns about the unsigned installer, choose More info, then Run anyway, as the README describes.
  6. Create two or three notes and connect them with wiki links.

These steps come from our top use case, Build a private research vault on Windows, which also has a copy-paste agent prompt.

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About this repo

  • Who it is forWriters, researchers and students who want a private, plain-Markdown notes workspace, and people who want AI agents to work on those notes through a local server.
  • Why it is hot254 stars, launched 88 days ago
  • LanguageRust
  • Sourcegithub.com/Freaction/Aquilum · Back to Hot repos

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  • A Windows PC for the installer path described in the README, or macOS or Linux per the README's platform claims
  • A folder on disk chosen as the vault (existing or new)
  • For the agent use case: a compatible AI tool that can connect to a local MCP server

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Questions about Aquilum

What is Aquilum?

Aquilum is a native, local-first Markdown knowledge base app for Windows, macOS and Linux that works directly on a folder of .md files. It is an open-source project on GitHub: https://github.com/Freaction/Aquilum.

How do I use Aquilum?

Open the latest release page at https://github.com/Freaction/Aquilum/releases/latest and download Aquilum_ _x64-setup.exe; then run the installer and choose a new folder for your vault. The app installs for the current user and does not need administrator rights; if SmartScreen warns about the unsigned installer, choose More info, then Run anyway, as the README describes. The use cases on this page give the full steps and a copy-paste agent prompt for each job.

Who is Aquilum for?

Writers, researchers and students who want a private, plain-Markdown notes workspace, and people who want AI agents to work on those notes through a local server.

What can I do with Aquilum?

4 use cases so far, for example: Build a private research vault on Windows; Let an AI agent edit notes through local MCP; Build a live task dashboard as your vault home. Each has steps and a copy-paste agent prompt.

What do I need to run Aquilum?

A Windows PC for the installer path described in the README, or macOS or Linux per the README's platform claims; A folder on disk chosen as the vault (existing or new); For the agent use case: a compatible AI tool that can connect to a local MCP server.

What are alternatives to Aquilum?

Other hot AI repos in Research: Scientific Agent Skills, PersonaPlex, PageIndex, Book to Skill, Scientific Figure Library.

Is Aquilum safe to run?

Deduped does not own, audit or vouch for it. Read the README and license, run it on your own systems first and review every command before you run it.