Local-First • MCP Native • Verified Provenance

Your AI’s expertise should be portable.

Lectic compiles YouTube videos, lectures, transcripts, and notes into durable, signed .lectic knowledge packs. Use them across Claude Code, Codex, ChatGPT, or your own agents via MCP — with every claim cryptographically anchored in source evidence.

Open-source alpha PyPI v0.3.0 Stdio & Streamable HTTP MCP Windows · macOS · Linux
YTYouTube Talks & GuidesCaptions fetched & normalizedCreator indexed
TXTTranscripts & NotesExact segment timestampsEvidence cited
ADRSystem DecisionsExplicit constraints & policiesNo hallucinations
RAWLocal Document StorePrivate content-addressed blobsSHA-256 hashed

Lectic Core

Intelligent intake, evidence anchoring, and cryptographic pack signing.

lectic verify: exit 0
.LPSigned .lectic PackPortable unit of expertiseHMAC-SHA256 signature
MCPUniversal MCP ServerClaude Code · Codex · ChatGPTZero vendor lock-in
SKExportable Agent SkillsReady methods with proofsSKILL.md ready
CIEvidence ProofChecks citations vs raw segments100% traceable
Your knowledge belongs to you — not to one assistant
Claude Code OpenAI Codex ChatGPT Claude Desktop Cursor Native MCP Protocol
The Architectural Difference

Built for real expertise. Not one-off chat prompts.

Other tools try to turn your AI into a generic chatbot or trap your notes inside a single SaaS vendor. Lectic treats expertise as a durable, signed asset that outlives individual sessions and travels anywhere.

The Primary Moat

Portable Packs & Team Distribution

A single signed file carrying compiled heuristics, decision rules, evidence excerpts, capability maps, and execution methods. Distribute to your engineering team with version pinning, one-command install, and auto-updates.

$ lectic pack "Engineering" --team --version 2.1.0
Packed 38 units, 4 sources · Bundled sources & INSTALL.md
$ lectic publish Engineering --to https://github.com/org/repo
Team: lectic install <url> --as engineering --pin
$ lectic update engineering
Updated engineering from 2.0.0 to 2.1.0 — 3 new conventions added, 1 modified
Recipients run lectic install ... --pin and every connected AI works inside your team standards.
Zero-Daemon Intake

Drop Folder & Intelligent Intake

Drag browser tabs, bookmarks, or notes straight into Documents/Lectic Inbox—no background server or clipper process required. When you next chat, your AI automatically surfaces your drops, matches creators, and asks where they belong.

> Check what's waiting in my Lectic folder
Found dropped tab · Matched creator 'TheFutAccountant'
Add to "FUT Accountant Early Trading"?
Zero background server needed. Works with browser drag-and-drop, iCloud, and OneDrive.
Deterministic Proof

The Evidence Guarantee

AI should show its work. Every unit of knowledge in Lectic is anchored to an exact substring in the source transcript. Run lectic verify in CI or before making critical decisions.

$ lectic verify "Nathan Fielder Comedy"
[OK] 16 units verified (0 broken)
Exit code: 0 (CI pipeline passed)
Cryptographically verified against raw content hashes.
Expertise Marketplace

Search, Inspect & Install

Discover and install verified, community-compiled knowledge packs with zero friction. Open, decentralized Homebrew-style registry index. Preview methods and evidence guarantees before installing.

$ lectic search distributed
Found: distributed-systems-adr v1.0.0 by Alex R.
$ lectic inspect registry:distributed-systems-adr
Verified: 24 units, 2 methods · Signed by Alex R.
$ lectic install registry:distributed-systems-adr --pin
Installed distributed-systems [pinned: v1.0.0]
Interactive Demonstration

See how Lectic intakes, compiles, and verifies.

Explore real-world collections built in Lectic. Select an incoming source below to watch how Lectic's intelligent candidate matcher routes it, verifies evidence, and powers AI execution.

1. Incoming Source Material

Select a source to feed into Lectic. Notice how Lectic extracts creator and topic signatures to find the candidate collection:

Intelligent Collection Routing

Lectic detected creator TheFutAccountant and trading keywords. Which collection should this be added to?

FUT Accountant Early-Cycle Trading (Recommended: 98% match) 43 units · 9 sources
FUT Accountant Seasonal Trading (Secondary match) 12 units · 2 sources
+ Create a new collection for this... Custom name

2. Verified Pack & Assistant Use

Once organized, the collection compiles into a signed .lectic pack that any assistant can verify and execute.

fut-early-cycle.lectic 43 knowledge units · 9 sources
✓ Signed by TR
FUT Accountant Early-Cycle Trading

Market timing heuristics, supply cycle analysis, and low-risk coin compounding methods.

Publisher: TR <tr@example.com> key: c6da57f62a8f239a
Why Lectic is Different

Comparing approaches to AI knowledge.

Most AI memory tools trap your knowledge in single-vendor black boxes or hallucinate citations. Lectic gives you portable, cryptographic ownership.

Capability Chat & Project Memory Vector DB / RAG Digital Twin SaaS Lectic (.lectic Packs)
Portability Locked to 1 chat vendor Custom backend required Locked to SaaS platform ✓ Single portable file
Universal Assistant Access Single assistant only Custom API code needed Proprietary web chat ✓ Any MCP Client (Claude, Codex, etc.)
Evidence Verification None (Black box) Similarity score only None ✓ Deterministic (exit 0/1 CI check)
Cryptographic Signing No No No ✓ HMAC-SHA256 Publisher Key
Intelligent Ingestion Manual copy-paste Blind chunking Manual upload ✓ Creator & topic candidate routing
Discovery & Marketplace None None Proprietary app store ✓ Decentralized Git-backed registry
Team Onboarding Manual prompt pasting Custom backend infrastructure Per-seat cloud licensing ✓ 1-command install (--as, --pin, updates)
Local & Offline First Cloud only Usually cloud API Cloud only ✓ 100% on your machine
Zero-Config Onboarding

One command connects your assistants.

Lectic is an open-source Python tool (3.10+). Install it once, run setup, and your signing identity and MCP connectors are configured automatically.

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One-Time Installation & Setup

Connects Claude Code and OpenAI Codex, enables the zero-daemon Drop Inbox in your Documents folder, and configures your pack signing identity.

pip install lectic && lectic setup
Restart your assistant and ask it to save or use any pack.
CLI Commands

Daily Operations

lectic inbox Review dropped links & browser tabs
lectic search [query] Search verified pack registry
lectic inspect TARGET Preview methods & evidence guarantee
lectic install registry:NAME --pin 1-command install from registry
lectic pack "Name" --team Export signed team pack with sources
lectic publish "Name" --to <url> Publish to team host or registry
lectic verify "Name" CI evidence check (exit 0/1)
lectic status Knowledge, inbox & evidence health
The Knowledge Remains Yours

Stop re-teaching. Start compiling.

Save your trusted material once. Keep it organized without guessing. Move it between assistants and machines as signed, evidence-anchored packs.