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Quickstart

Three steps to give your AI a memory.

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Step 1: Download the desktop app

Download BaseLayer for macOS → Available for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. Open the .dmg and drag BaseLayer to your Applications folder.
On macOS, Gatekeeper may ask you to confirm you want to open the app. Go to System Settings > Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway.

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Step 2: Create your account

Launch BaseLayer and sign in with any of these methods:
  • Magic link: Enter your email, click the link we send you
  • GitHub OAuth: One click
  • Google OAuth: One click
That’s it. Your cloud-hosted memory is ready to go.

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Step 3: Start capturing

Set up both capture methods so BaseLayer sees all your AI conversations.

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Chrome extension (for web AI)

  1. Install the BaseLayer Chrome extension
  2. Click the extension icon and connect to BaseLayer
  3. Start chatting. Done.
The extension automatically captures conversations on Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, OpenRouter, and Open WebUI.

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IDE watcher (for coding tools)

The desktop app automatically detects conversations in Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf, Antigravity, GitHub Copilot, and Aider. No extensions or plugins needed. Just make sure the desktop app is running.

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What happens next

Once you start chatting with AI, BaseLayer works in the background:
  1. Conversations are captured: The extension or IDE watcher sends your conversation data securely to your memory
  2. Knowledge is extracted: The dream engine processes conversations, identifying people, projects, technologies, concepts, and the relationships between them
  3. Your memory grows: Within minutes, you can recall anything you’ve discussed from any AI tool

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Import existing conversations

Already have months of AI conversation history? Import it so your memory starts with existing knowledge:
  • Claude: Go to claude.ai → Settings → Account → Export Data. Upload the ZIP in BaseLayer under Settings → Import Data → Claude.
  • ChatGPT: Go to chatgpt.com → Settings → Data Controls → Export Data. Upload the ZIP in BaseLayer under Settings → Import Data → ChatGPT.
  • Gemini: Install the Chrome extension and visit your Gemini conversation history. The extension will capture your conversations as you browse them.
Importing is always free with no limits on ingestion, regardless of your plan. See Importing History for more details.

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Connect an AI for recall

Give your AI tools access to your memory via MCP (Model Context Protocol). The easiest way is OAuth: Once connected, your AI can call tools like ask_question to search your memory for synthesized answers, record_memory to store new knowledge, and recent_conversations to load context from your latest chats.
Try asking your AI: “What do you know about my current project?” If BaseLayer is connected, it will search your memory automatically.