Documentation
A local-first notebook for long stories with AI characters. Install it, connect your provider, and keep your data in a folder you own.
InstallWindows, Linux and macOS. Portable package, no Node.js required.
Connect your AIOllama locally or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint with your own key.
Your first characterCreate a character, start a chat and learn the basic loop.
Use it on your phoneTailscale, home Wi-Fi and PWA install. No native app.
Start here
Section titled “Start here”Roleplay Manager runs on your computer. Your characters, chats, memories,
summaries and images live in a SQLite database inside data/, and the app talks
to the AI provider you choose.
If this is your first time:
- Install the portable package.
- Connect Ollama or an OpenAI-compatible provider.
- Create your first character and chat.
The manual, without fine print
Section titled “The manual, without fine print”- Data and updates: where your story lives, how backups work and what an update touches.
- Troubleshooting: SmartScreen, Gatekeeper, ports and logs.
- Glossary: model, provider, context, memory, branch and other terms.
- Development: run the monorepo, tests and architecture rules.