Vaults

Homebase keeps StillPoint local first.

StillPoint vaults live on your filesystem. When you want sync across devices, Homebase is the remote option: local copies first, synchronized through a server without turning the server into the source of truth.

Local First

One vault model on disk, with Homebase for sync.

Local vaults

Your vault is a normal local folder full of Markdown pages and attachments. That keeps the model simple and makes the files usable from StillPoint, editors, scripts, and the terminal.

Homebase Vaults

Homebase adds sync on top of that same local vault model. Each device keeps a full local copy and synchronizes through the Homebase server.

Zero-trust direction

The server stores encrypted blobs and sync metadata while your local device remains the place where plaintext work happens.

Why Homebase fits StillPoint

Homebase preserves the filesystem-first workflow instead of replacing it. You keep a real local vault, work offline when needed, and sync later.

Offline first

Work locally and let sync catch up when the network is available.

Multi-device continuity

Use the same vault on your laptop, desktop, or travel machine.

Conflict aware

StillPoint can surface sync conflicts instead of silently overwriting work.

Use coding agents and TUIs directly against the vault.

Because the vault stays local, coding agents, TUIs, and CLI tools can create or expand pages directly into the vault folder.

StillPoint can seed an AGENTS.md file at the vault root so tools understand StillPoint page folders, colon links, and naming rules.

Open the vault in a terminal

Run local tools against the actual vault root, not a cache or export copy.

Generate pages locally

Let agents write Markdown pages and attachments using StillPoint's structure.

Let Homebase sync it

After local work lands, Homebase can synchronize those files to your other devices.

Practical Setup

Start local, then add Homebase when you need sync.

1. Create or open a local vault

StillPoint works directly against a normal folder on disk.

2. Work locally first

Use StillPoint, your editor, or the terminal to build out the vault.

3. Enable Homebase

Authenticate, pair the vault, and let sync handle multi-device continuity.