v0.1.4

What's Changed

Bug Fixes

• ci: skip CI on release-please merge commits (7c74be7)
• distill: prevent generic-title and runaway-cluster concepts (#23) (c3ff292)
• enrichment status honesty -- per-step tracking + self-healing (#9) (1f18813)
• hooks: run targeted clippy in pre-commit, not just cargo check (a99681c)
• quality-gate: fail closed when embedding fails, not open (8661a80)
• remove useless format! in refinery.rs (4ae9195)
• self-healing title re-enrichment for truncated titles (#22) (28b731c)

Full Changelog: v0.1.3...v0.1.4

Install

Desktop app (macOS Apple Silicon):
Download the .dmg file below, open it, drag to Applications.
Then run: xattr -cr /Applications/Origin.app

MCP integration (latest stable channel):

npx -y origin-mcp

Exact release on this page:

ORIGIN_RELEASE_TAG=v0.1.4 npx -y origin-mcp

Uses isolated port/data-dir defaults so it does not replace the stable runtime.

Developer (headless daemon, latest stable):

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/7xuanlu/origin/main/install.sh | bash

Exact shell install for this release:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/7xuanlu/origin/v0.1.4/install.sh | ORIGIN_RELEASE_TAG=v0.1.4 bash

Downloads exact binaries and prints manual isolated daemon/MCP setup steps.

First launch downloads a ~2.7GB AI model. Allow a few minutes on first run.

v0.1.3

What's Changed

Bug Fixes

• ci: add workflow_dispatch to release.yml for manual re-trigger (85c2842)
• ci: drop Origin prefix from release name, remove dead config (aa25245)
• ci: single release per version, consistent titles, changelog in body (d30930b)
• ci: use env context for secrets check in workflow_dispatch (cb84b95)
• ci: use PAT in release-please so tag push triggers release build (928ce65)
• eval: token efficiency evaluation framework (#3) (311ceea)

Full Changelog: v0.1.2...v0.1.3

Install

Desktop app (macOS Apple Silicon):
Download the .dmg file below, open it, drag to Applications.
Then run: xattr -cr /Applications/Origin.app

MCP integration (latest stable channel):

npx -y origin-mcp

Exact release on this page:

ORIGIN_RELEASE_TAG=v0.1.3 npx -y origin-mcp

Uses isolated port/data-dir defaults so it does not replace the stable runtime.

Developer (headless daemon, latest stable):

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/7xuanlu/origin/main/install.sh | bash

Exact shell install for this release:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/7xuanlu/origin/v0.1.3/install.sh | ORIGIN_RELEASE_TAG=v0.1.3 bash

Downloads exact binaries and prints manual isolated daemon/MCP setup steps.

First launch downloads a ~2.7GB AI model. Allow a few minutes on first run.

v0.1.2

What's Changed

• quality-gate: require non-alpha char in bearer token match, require 20+ token chars for bearer credential match
• vector search for concepts (hybrid vector + FTS + RRF) (#8)
• filter superseded source memories in concept re-distill
• app: tee logs to ~/Library/Logs so sidecar errors are visible
• app: spawn origin-server sidecar by bare name, gate fixture_gen behind opt-in feature
• workspace: move fixture_gen to origin-core so Tauri doesn't bundle it
• auto-format on commit and auto-activate git hooks
• cache FastEmbed ONNX model in CI to prevent flaky test failures

Full Changelog: v0.1.1...v0.1.2

Install

Desktop app (macOS Apple Silicon):
Download the .dmg file below, open it, drag to Applications.
Then run: xattr -cr /Applications/Origin.app

MCP integration (latest stable channel):

npx -y origin-mcp

Exact release on this page:

ORIGIN_RELEASE_TAG=v0.1.2 npx -y origin-mcp

Uses isolated port/data-dir defaults so it does not replace the stable runtime.

Developer (headless daemon, latest stable):

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/7xuanlu/origin/main/install.sh | bash

Exact shell install for this release:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/7xuanlu/origin/v0.1.2/install.sh | ORIGIN_RELEASE_TAG=v0.1.2 bash

Downloads exact binaries and prints manual isolated daemon/MCP setup steps.

First launch downloads a ~2.7GB AI model. Allow a few minutes on first run.

v0.1.1

Install

Desktop app (macOS Apple Silicon):
Download the .dmg file below, open it, drag to Applications.
Then run: xattr -cr /Applications/Origin.app

MCP integration (latest stable channel):

npx -y origin-mcp

Exact release on this page:

ORIGIN_RELEASE_TAG=v0.1.1 npx -y origin-mcp

Uses isolated port/data-dir defaults so it does not replace the stable runtime.

Developer (headless daemon, latest stable):

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/7xuanlu/origin/main/install.sh | bash

Exact shell install for this release:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/7xuanlu/origin/v0.1.1/install.sh | ORIGIN_RELEASE_TAG=v0.1.1 bash

Downloads exact binaries and prints manual isolated daemon/MCP setup steps.

First launch downloads a ~2.7GB AI model. Allow a few minutes on first run.

v0.1.0

Origin v0.1.0 - Research Preview

A local-first knowledge layer for AI. Where understanding compounds.

Install

Desktop app (macOS Apple Silicon):

1. Download Origin_0.1.0_aarch64.dmg below
2. Drag Origin into Applications
3. Run sudo xattr -cr /Applications/Origin.app (unsigned build)
4. Launch

MCP only (Claude Code, Cursor, Claude Desktop):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "origin": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "origin-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Highlights

• Home page with Worth a Glance, Refining, Connections, and Retrievals
• Edit, confirm, and delete memories inline
• Knowledge graph with entities, relations, and concepts
• ChatGPT conversation import
• Cross-window theme sync (light/dark)
• Quick capture (Cmd+Shift+N) independent from main window
• Tray icon with Show/Quit menu
• On-device LLM (Qwen3-4B) for classification and refinement
• Hybrid search: vector + FTS + Reciprocal Rank Fusion

Platform

macOS Apple Silicon (M1+). Unsigned research preview.