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CosmaSense is a local-first, AI-powered search engine that indexes your files and lets you find information semantically.

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What is CosmaSense?

CosmaSense is an open-source tool that creates a powerful, local index of your files. It uses advanced AI models to understand the content and context, allowing you to search based on meaning, not just keywords. Your data stays private, on your machine.

Why Use CosmaSense?

Unlock the full potential of your local data with features designed for power users and developers.

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Powerful Semantic Search

Go beyond keyword matching. Find files and documents based on concepts, ideas, and context.

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Privacy First, Always

Your files are indexed and stored locally. No data ever leaves your machine, ensuring complete privacy.

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Developer Friendly

Integrate with your workflow through a powerful CLI, TUI, and extensible architecture. It's built by developers, for developers.

Architecture Overview

A modular system designed for flexibility and performance, from the core backend to the native macOS interface.

A clean, modern diagram illustrating the architecture of CosmaSense. It shows four main components: Backend (Core logic, indexing, search), CLI (Command-line interface), TUI (Terminal user interface), and macOS App (Native GUI), with arrows indicating their interactions.

How It Works

From file discovery to intelligent search, here’s a look at the pipeline that powers CosmaSense.

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Discovery

Continuously monitors specified directories for new or modified files.

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Parsing

Extracts text and metadata from a wide range of file types, including PDFs, documents, and code.

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Summarization & Embedding

Local AI models process the extracted content, creating summaries and vector embeddings that capture semantic meaning.

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Hybrid Search Engine

Combines traditional keyword search with modern vector search to deliver highly relevant results.

Open Source + Community

CosmaSense is built in the open. Join our community to ask questions, contribute code, and shape the future of local-first AI.

Ready to Get Started?

Download the alpha version from GitHub and start exploring your own data with the power of AI.