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Is Cosmos local-first?
Yes. Cosmos is designed as a local-first app: indexing, memory, code structure, and lessons live on the user's machine by default.
What local-first means here
Cosmos builds its code-aware index from folders the user chooses and serves that context to local MCP-connected AI tools. The product is useful without requiring a cloud sync account.
Optional cloud features
Planned Pro backup is opt-in. It is separate from the default local indexing workflow and should not be described as required for normal Cosmos use.