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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.
Hosted services are roadmap items
Hosted backup, hosted sync, hosted MCP, and cloud AI quota are roadmap services, not requirements for normal Cosmos use. The current Free and Plus experience remains centered on local indexing and local project workflows.