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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, 2026·1 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.

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