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Where does Kition keep your data? File layout, explained

Under `<Vault>/`: `.md` files, `.kition/`, `Tables/` — one diagram covers it.

Kition Team·Apr 9, 2026·1 min read

Directory layout

<Vault>/
├── Notes/                # your .md documents
├── Tables/               # one .kitable file per table
├── Resources/            # images, PDFs, attachments
├── Templates/            # templates callable from the palette
└── .kition/
    ├── config.json       # provider & UI config
    ├── hooks.json        # hooks definitions
    ├── mcp.json          # MCP server config
    ├── sessions/         # agent session history
    └── cache/            # safe to delete

App config

App-level config (recently opened vaults, window size) lives in ~/.kition/ (macOS / Linux) or %APPDATA%\Kition\ (Windows) — outside the vault.

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