kindling

The local-first memory CLI for AI-assisted development.

kindling captures useful development context — commands, tool calls, file edits, errors, summaries and pinned findings — and makes it searchable later. It is designed for AI coding workflows where continuity matters and context should stay local.

Install

cargo install eddacraft-kindling

This installs the kindling binary. (The crate is published as eddacraft-kindling because the bare kindling name on crates.io is taken by an unrelated project; the command you run is still kindling.)

Quick start

kindling demo
kindling search "JWT"
kindling browse
kindling log "JWT tokens expire after 15 minutes, not 1 hour"
kindling status

To run the daemon:

kindling serve

For Claude Code hook usage:

kindling hook session-start
kindling hook post-tool-use
kindling hook stop

Most users should start with the CLI and only move to the Rust SDK crates when building integrations.

What the binary includes

The kindling binary provides:

• CLI commands for logging, searching, capsules, pins, export/import and status.
• A daemon entry point via kindling serve.
• Hook support for Claude Code session capture.
• Local SQLite-backed project memory.

Building Rust integrations?

• kindling-client — daemon-backed SDK, safe across concurrent tools. The default choice.
• kindling-service — embedded, in-process, zero-IPC access.

Documentation

Full docs: docs.eddacraft.ai/kindling

Start with:

• Install guide
• CLI reference
• Configuration

Licence

Apache-2.0