What if every AI session made the next one smarter?
Your knowledge, captured in folders you own. Synced your way, yours forever.
$ curl -fsSL https://gitbrain.cc/install.sh | shOne brain layer. Every AI.
GitBrain captures what matters from Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI — into brain folders you own and sync however you like.
Plain markdown. Local-first. Yours forever.
Your brain gets smarter
Skills, characters, and file sources turn your brain from a notebook into an engine.
Search your brain, summarize your week, brief you before meetings. Install once, works in every AI client.
Lisa Chen, VP Partnerships. Last met Feb 20. You discussed expanding the deal to cover EMEA. She mentioned budget approval in Q2. Your open proposal is $48k/year. She's also a golfer — you bonded over that at SaaStr.
Core Modules
Journal, contacts, and CC conversation logs — the building blocks of your brain.
A chronological log of what you shipped, learned, and decided. One file per week, written by you or your AI.
- Daily entries grouped by week
- Written from Claude Code, CLI, or desktop
- Auto-tagged with dates and context
- Searchable across weeks and years
Structured contact profiles with YAML frontmatter. Every person you work with, enriched over time.
- YAML frontmatter for structured data
- Free-form notes in the body
- AI-enriched after calls and meetings
Every Claude Code conversation, automatically backed up into your brain. Never lose a session again.
- Zero-friction SessionEnd hook automation
- Full-text search across all sessions
- Readable markdown, not raw JSONL
- Browse in GitNotes like any note
The more you use GitBrain, the smarter your AI gets. Claude Code reads your brain as context — your journal, your contacts, your decisions — and gives better answers because it knows your world.
Capture from Desktop
A macOS menu bar app for quick capture — text, files, and audio.
Quick Text Capture
Global hotkey to capture a thought in seconds.
File Drop
Drag files to the menu bar to add them to your brain.
Audio Notes
Record voice memos, transcribed and filed automatically.
Smart Routing
AI triages captures to the right section.
Capture on the Go
An iPhone companion for voice capture and your contacts.
Voice Capture
Record thoughts after meetings, on walks, or in the car. Transcribed and filed to your brain.
Call Integration
After-call prompts to capture notes about who you spoke with and what was discussed.
Contacts on the Go
Browse your contacts before meetings. See history, notes, and context at a glance.
Syncs to Your Brain
Everything lands in your brain folder. Syncs however you already sync — iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox.
Browse with GitNotes
A native desktop app for reading, searching, and editing your brains.
Instant Search
Full-text search across all your brains. Find any note in milliseconds.
Beautiful Markdown
Rendered markdown with syntax highlighting, tables, and link previews.
Auto-Save
Every edit is saved instantly. Your notes are always up to date.
Built for Teams
Personal, work, and project brains — all local-first, all yours.
Personal Brain
Your private knowledge base. Journal, contacts, ideas — everything that makes you effective.
Work Brain
Shared team knowledge. Architectural decisions, onboarding docs, runbooks — accessible to everyone.
Project Brain
Per-project context. Design decisions, API contracts, deployment notes — scoped to a project.
- Runs on your machine — your folders, your rules
- Local-first — plain files you own and control
- Shared brain folders for team-wide context
- Works with Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, and more