Quickstart
Three steps to give your AI a memory.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.
macOS may ask you to confirm you want to open the app. Go to System Settings → Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway.
Step 2: Create your account
Launch BaseLayer and sign in:- Magic link: enter your email, click the link we send you
- GitHub or Google OAuth: one click
Step 3: Start capturing
Choose how you want to capture AI conversations:Option A: Chrome extension (for web-based AI)
Install the BaseLayer Chrome extension to automatically capture conversations on Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, OpenRouter, and Open WebUI.Option B: IDE watcher (for coding tools)
The desktop app automatically detects conversations in Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Aider. No extension needed, just make sure the desktop app is running.Option C: Both
Most people use both. The Chrome extension captures web conversations, and the desktop app captures IDE conversations.What happens next
Once you start chatting with AI, BaseLayer works in the background:- Conversations are captured: the extension or IDE watcher sends encrypted data to your local vault
- Knowledge is extracted: the dream engine processes conversations, identifying people, projects, concepts, and relationships
- Your vault grows: within minutes, you can recall anything you’ve discussed from any AI tool
Connect an AI for recall
To let your AI tools use your knowledge vault, connect BaseLayer via MCP:- Claude.ai: add BaseLayer in Settings → Integrations
- ChatGPT: add as a custom app
- Claude Code: add via CLI
- Gemini CLI: add via CLI
recall to search your vault, remember to store new knowledge, and recent to load conversation context.