Where AI
work compounds.

Origin carries sessions, decisions, lessons, project context, and wiki pages across chats, tools, projects, and time.

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Claude Code plugin · MCP server · Local daemon

The problem

Every new AI session starts cold.

The work happened, but the context did not survive. Decisions, fixes, and project instincts stay trapped in old chats instead of helping the next agent.

One missing handoff is enough to make the next conversation repeat the last one.

What Origin brings

A handoff loop for AI work.

Origin captures decisions, lessons, and next steps as work happens, then loads the handoff when the next agent starts.

The next conversation starts from the handoff instead of reconstructing the past.

Background distillery

Origin does the memory chores between sessions.

Between runs, the daemon deduplicates repeat facts, links related ideas, resolves loose notes, and preserves where each claim came from.

The next run starts with consolidated context, not transcript residue.

Knowledge pages

The work becomes reusable pages.

Cleaned decisions and lessons become durable pages instead of buried chat logs. They are organized enough for agents to use and concrete enough for humans to read.

Your work stops being transcript history and starts becoming project knowledge.

Hybrid storage

The database is the index. Markdown is the record.

Origin keeps durable artifacts as Markdown pages, handoffs, and source trails you can open, edit, diff, and move. The local database indexes them for agents.

Agents search the index. You control the files.

Hybrid retrieval, measured

96% fewer tokens. Better answers.

Hybrid retrieval finds the right local context without replaying chat history.

StrategyTokens / queryFinds right context
Full replay (no retrieval)4,505Buried in noise
Basic vector search16877%
Origin (hybrid retrieval)16891%

LoCoMo benchmark, top-10 retrieval.

FAQ

Common questions.

What is Origin?+
Origin is a local-first layer for AI work. It carries sessions, decisions, lessons, project context, and wiki pages across chats, tools, projects, and time.
How is Origin different from built-in AI memory?+
Built-in memory stores what the AI decided was important. You usually cannot trace it, correct it, or use it from another tool. Origin keeps memory local, visible, editable, and traceable to its source.
Is my data private?+
Yes. Origin runs on your machine and stores its database locally. Local memory setup works without a model or API key. Richer extraction and distill cycles can use an on-device model, or an Anthropic key if you choose that path.
Is Origin just another memory MCP?+
No. The MCP server is the connector. Origin also includes the local daemon, background refinery, local database, searchable wiki pages, provenance, and export paths.
What AI tools work with Origin?+
Claude Code has a marketplace plugin. MCP-compatible tools such as Cursor, Codex, Claude Desktop, Gemini CLI, and other clients can connect through Origin's MCP server.
Is Origin a replacement for Notion or Obsidian?+
No. Origin isn't a notes app or a writing tool. It captures and refines what you learn from AI conversations. It can import from Obsidian, but it's a different product with a different purpose.
How do I set it up?+
In Claude Code, run /plugin marketplace add 7xuanlu/origin, then /plugin install origin@7xuanlu, then /init. For other MCP clients, run npx -y @7xuanlu/origin setup first, then add npx -y origin-mcp to their mcpServers config.
Does Origin work on Windows or Linux?+
Not yet. The current preview is macOS Apple Silicon (M1+) only.
Is Origin free?+
Yes. Origin is open-source. The local runtime, CLI, MCP server, and Claude Code plugin files in the Origin repo are Apache-2.0.

Open source

Open where it matters.

The local runtime, CLI, MCP server, and Claude Code plugin are Apache-2.0.

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