Hi everyone — I built something over the past week that I wanted to share:
Concord is a lightweight, offline-first cognitive engine that runs locally and uses a structured format called DTUs (Discrete Thought Units) for ideas, reasoning, and knowledge.
This isn’t a chatbot.
It’s closer to a personal research workspace with:
• DTU creation + indexing
• Forge Mode (CRETI) — break ideas into Core / Reasoning / Evidence / Tests / Impact
• PersonaOS — create small “agent personas” that generate DTUs
• Autoprocess — optional background evolution of your DTU graph
• Offline mode (no tracking, no ads)
• Online mode (optional, if users want to connect to an LLM)
The whole stack is open source because I want people to build their own tools on top of it.
Right now Concord is a simple community version, but its purpose is clear:
give people something that feels like a thinking workspace, not a website.
I’m sharing it early to get feedback from developers, researchers, and builders who care about offline tools, cognitive systems, or new ways of organizing knowledge.
If anyone wants to try it, contribute, or fork it for their own projects, I’d genuinely appreciate the eyes on it.
Thanks for reading — happy to answer questions.
PaulDavisThe1st•1mo ago
This seems as if it could be really cool.
But the 100% jargon level means that as an extremely computer-aware person but also someone totally outside whichever "field" this originates in, I have absolutely no idea what it is, how you would or could use it, or get it ready for use, or anything else really.
dutchtropez•1mo ago
That’s fair feedback — the early description leans abstract.
Practically, Concord is a local app you run that gives you a structured place to think and build ideas, not chat with a bot.
Concretely, you can:
• Write an idea and break it into parts (claim, reasoning, evidence, tests, impact) instead of a free-form note
• Save those as reusable “thought units” and browse/search them later like a personal knowledge base
• Ask Concord questions using one of those ideas as context (e.g. “challenge this assumption” or “extend this”)
• Run background processes that evolve or refine ideas over time (optional, local)
Recent updates also made it more approachable:
• Clear UI tabs instead of raw JSON
• A visual DTU library instead of manual files
• A Forge flow that guides you step-by-step rather than requiring you to know the structure up front
You don’t need an LLM or an account — it works offline. If you’ve ever wanted something between a notes app and a research notebook, that’s the niche it’s aiming for.
dutchtropez•1mo ago
Concord is a lightweight, offline-first cognitive engine that runs locally and uses a structured format called DTUs (Discrete Thought Units) for ideas, reasoning, and knowledge.
This isn’t a chatbot. It’s closer to a personal research workspace with: • DTU creation + indexing • Forge Mode (CRETI) — break ideas into Core / Reasoning / Evidence / Tests / Impact • PersonaOS — create small “agent personas” that generate DTUs • Autoprocess — optional background evolution of your DTU graph • Offline mode (no tracking, no ads) • Online mode (optional, if users want to connect to an LLM)
The whole stack is open source because I want people to build their own tools on top of it.
Right now Concord is a simple community version, but its purpose is clear: give people something that feels like a thinking workspace, not a website.
I’m sharing it early to get feedback from developers, researchers, and builders who care about offline tools, cognitive systems, or new ways of organizing knowledge.
Repo link: https://github.com/ryttps94jq-gif/Concord-web-mvp
If anyone wants to try it, contribute, or fork it for their own projects, I’d genuinely appreciate the eyes on it.
Thanks for reading — happy to answer questions.
PaulDavisThe1st•1mo ago
But the 100% jargon level means that as an extremely computer-aware person but also someone totally outside whichever "field" this originates in, I have absolutely no idea what it is, how you would or could use it, or get it ready for use, or anything else really.
dutchtropez•1mo ago
Practically, Concord is a local app you run that gives you a structured place to think and build ideas, not chat with a bot.
Concretely, you can: • Write an idea and break it into parts (claim, reasoning, evidence, tests, impact) instead of a free-form note • Save those as reusable “thought units” and browse/search them later like a personal knowledge base • Ask Concord questions using one of those ideas as context (e.g. “challenge this assumption” or “extend this”) • Run background processes that evolve or refine ideas over time (optional, local)
Recent updates also made it more approachable: • Clear UI tabs instead of raw JSON • A visual DTU library instead of manual files • A Forge flow that guides you step-by-step rather than requiring you to know the structure up front
You don’t need an LLM or an account — it works offline. If you’ve ever wanted something between a notes app and a research notebook, that’s the niche it’s aiming for.
Happy to clarify anything specific.