{"slug": "neverwrite-the-ultimate-agentic-markdown-workspace", "title": "NeverWrite, the ultimate agentic Markdown workspace", "summary": "NeverWrite, an open-source agentic Markdown workspace for local vaults and multiple AI agents, has been released under the Apache License 2.0. The app combines a Markdown-first editor, knowledge navigation, agent sessions, and explicit change review in one multipane interface, supporting agents like Codex, Claude, Grok, Kilo, and OpenCode. It requires Node.js 22.12+, Rust, and pnpm 10.33.0 for the web clipper, and is available on GitHub.", "body_md": "**A local-first workspace for writing and thinking with AI agents.**\n\nKeep your vault, documents, agents, review, and research in the same place.\n\n[Report a bug](https://github.com/jsgrrchg/NeverWrite/issues)\n·\n[Discuss](https://github.com/jsgrrchg/NeverWrite/discussions)\n·\n[Apache-2.0](/jsgrrchg/NeverWrite/blob/main/LICENSE)\n\nNeverWrite is an agentic markdown workspace for people who work with a local vaults and multiple AI agents. It combines a Markdown-first editor, knowledge navigation, agent sessions, and explicit change review in one multipane app.\n\n**Write in the format that fits.** Edit Markdown, Mermaid, CSV, text/code files, PDFs, images, and Excalidraw concept maps in the same workspace.**Navigate connected knowledge.** Follow wikilinks, backlinks, tags, advanced search, bookmarks, and 2D or 3D graph views.**Work with your preferred agent.** Run Codex, Claude, Grok, Kilo, or OpenCode sessions with attachments, saved transcripts, and local history.**Review AI changes deliberately.** Inspect tracked edits inline, in chat, or in a dedicated review tab, then keep or reject complete files and individual hunks.**Capture the web into your vault.** Use the companion browser extension to clip pages, selections, or URLs directly to the desktop app.\n\n- Node.js 22.12 or later and npm\n- Rust and Cargo\n- pnpm 10.33.0 for the web clipper\n\n```\ngit clone https://github.com/jsgrrchg/NeverWrite.git\ncd NeverWrite/apps/desktop\nnpm install\nnpm run dev\n```\n\nLocal development runs as **NeverWrite Dev** with its own application profile, so an installed NeverWrite release can remain open at the same time. Files and hidden state inside a vault remain shared when both variants open that vault; use a disposable vault when testing write or review flows concurrently.\n\nThe first start builds the native backend. Configure your preferred agent from the app settings; some providers require their own CLI login or API key.\n\n```\ncd apps/desktop && npm test\ncd apps/web-clipper && pnpm check\ncargo test\n```\n\nNeverWrite is released under the [Apache License 2.0](/jsgrrchg/NeverWrite/blob/main/LICENSE).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/neverwrite-the-ultimate-agentic-markdown-workspace", "canonical_source": "https://github.com/jsgrrchg/NeverWrite", "published_at": "2026-08-01 06:07:52+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-01 06:22:15.749620+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-agents", "developer-tools", "ai-products"], "entities": ["NeverWrite", "Codex", "Claude", "Grok", "Kilo", "OpenCode", "GitHub", "Apache License 2.0"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/neverwrite-the-ultimate-agentic-markdown-workspace", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/neverwrite-the-ultimate-agentic-markdown-workspace.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/neverwrite-the-ultimate-agentic-markdown-workspace.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/neverwrite-the-ultimate-agentic-markdown-workspace.jsonld"}}