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Chisel Documentation

Text-first tools for shaping information. Crafted for developers, structured for AI.

A knowledge base that understands structure. Markdown-first, git-backed, and local-first.

A lifecycle-driven spec tracker. Manage features and decisions as local Markdown files.

Comprehensive reference for the chisel command-line interface.

Deep dive into Chisel’s Rust-powered, local-first architecture.


  • Text-First: Everything is a file. No databases to manage, no proprietary formats.
  • AI-Ready: Every tool supports a “Machine Mode” optimized for LLM context windows.
  • Fast: Built in Rust for sub-10ms latency.
  • Open Source: FSL-1.1 licensed (converts to Apache 2.0). You own your tools.

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