Getting Started
InKCre helps you turn information scattered across your tools into a collection you can return to and use. Start here to understand the experience, then choose how you will access an instance. You do not need to be an InKCre developer to begin.
What is InKCre?
InKCre collects information, organizes it in an info-base, and makes it available for retrieval and use in other tools. Think of the info-base as your reusable collection, including connections between pieces of information rather than only a folder of copies.
For example, you might collect articles from RSS feeds, keep track of saved GitHub repositories, and capture messages you forward to a Telegram bot. Later, you can find an article from a phrase you remember, follow its related information, or make it available to a trusted assistant.
These are connected capabilities, not mandatory stages: you can collect and retrieve information without first configuring AI organization. Extensions provide integrations with different sources and tools; each integration has its own setup and limits.
Why use it?
Saving information is useful only if you can find and reuse it. An article in one app, a repository in another, and a note in a third can become difficult to bring together when you need them.
InKCre gives that information a common home without making its usefulness depend on the original collector or a single client. You choose the sources that matter, then access the collection from the Web app, the command line, or connected tools in your workflow. Self-hosting also lets you choose where the instance runs and where its information is stored.
Start with a concrete need—such as finding useful articles from your subscriptions—rather than connecting every source at once. One working source and a successful search are a better first milestone than a large collection you cannot yet use.
How do I start?
1. Choose how to access an instance
An instance stores your info-base and runs capabilities such as collection. A client, such as the Web app, connects to that instance. Opening the Web app does not create an instance for you.
- Run your own instance: choose Self-Hosted. Its Getting Started guide walks through quick deployment and your first collection. Advanced covers manual deployment and operating it on infrastructure you choose.
- Already have access to an instance: obtain connection details from the person operating it, then connect the Web app or your Agent, collect a source, and connect your everyday tools. Skip the deployment steps. Only connect information and tools you are authorized to use with that instance.
This guide does not assume a hosted sign-up service or separate private user accounts inside an instance. Access arrangements and trust matter; do not treat a shared instance as an isolated personal account.
2. Collect one useful source
Choose your first source; a public RSS feed is an easy starting point. Each source guide covers its own prerequisites, Extension setup, and first collection. Once you can retrieve a known item, add personal sources one at a time, with the credentials and permissions each requires.
3. Find and use what you collected
Follow Find What You Saved to maintain the search index, search for something you remember, and open a result. Then Use Your Information to connect the Web app or a tool you already use. These guides work independently of your deployment choice.
AI organization and semantic retrieval are optional next steps with their own provider and maintenance setup. InKCre does not automatically configure a daily digest or Telegram/email push notifications: making information available in your tools is distinct from proactively sending it.
Your next step
If you do not have an instance yet, open Self-Hosted and choose a deployment path. If you want to understand or contribute to the implementation, use the Developer Guide instead. For the project's values and direction, read About InKCre.