Features
Everything you need for powerful local document search
Hybrid Search
GNO combines BM25 full-text search with vector similarity search, reciprocal rank fusion, query expansion, and cross-...
Local LLM Answers
Get cited, grounded answers from your own documents using local language models. Run locally or offload to a GPU serv...
Daemon Mode
Run GNO as a headless long-running watcher process. `gno daemon` keeps the same watch, sync, and embedding loop alive...
Fine-Tuned Models
Fine-tune retrieval generation models locally on Apple Silicon with MLX LoRA, publish portable GGUF artifacts, benchm...
Web UI
A local web dashboard for searching, browsing, creating, and editing documents. Full-featured markdown editor with li...
Multi-Format Indexing
GNO indexes Markdown, PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and plain text. One tool for all your documents, with intelligent...
Privacy First
GNO is designed from the ground up for privacy. All processing happens locally—indexing, embeddings, search, and AI a...
MCP Integration
Connect GNO to Claude Desktop, Cursor, Zed, Windsurf, Amp, Raycast, LM Studio, LibreChat, and more via MCP. 19 tools ...
AI Agent Integration
Give AI coding agents full GNO access via SKILL.md files—no MCP server, no context window pollution. One-line install...
REST API
HTTP API with 35+ endpoints for programmatic access to GNO. Search, retrieve documents, get AI answers, explore the k...
SDK
Import GNO into another Bun or TypeScript app. Open a store with inline config, run retrieval directly, and trigger u...
Tag System
Add tags to documents for instant filtering. Automatic frontmatter extraction, hierarchical tags, and powerful AND/OR...
Note Linking
Wiki links, backlinks, and semantic similarity for connected notes. Build a personal knowledge graph with bidirection...
Knowledge Graph
Interactive force-directed graph visualization of document connections. Explore wiki links, markdown links, and seman...
Collections
Group documents by source directory with glob patterns, includes, and excludes. Search specific collections or across...
Fast CLI
Bun-powered for instant startup. Search 15,000+ documents in milliseconds. Multiple output formats for scripting and ...
Advanced Retrieval
Query expansion with HyDE, metadata filtering (temporal, author, category), cross-encoder reranking, intent steering,...