Getting started

How to create your first vault

A vault is Kition’s unit of work. It is just a folder on your machine — no proprietary format, leave anytime.

Kition Team·Jan 16, 2026·4 min read

What a vault actually is

A vault is a local directory you pick. All documents (`.md`), attachments, tables (`.kitable`), hooks config (`.kition/hooks.json`), and agent transcripts live inside it. Switching machines? Copy the folder.

A recommended structure

  • `Inbox/` — drafts and unsorted thoughts
  • `Notes/` — long-term notes, subfolders by topic
  • `Tables/` — your data tables land here
  • `Templates/` — templates callable from the command palette
  • `Resources/` — PDFs, images, attachments

Working with multiple vaults

Work and personal can be two separate vaults: the work vault talks to your company’s MCP servers; the personal one is for journaling and reading notes. Switch from the top bar.

Ready when you are.

Kition is a local-first AI workspace. Markdown documents, structured tables, and an AI agent — running on your own machine, against the model provider you choose.