Alchemy — the user's local research notebook

Alchemy is a local-first NotebookLM-style app. A notebook holds sources (fetched URLs, imported files, watched folders, pasted text — auto-chunked and embedded on device) and notes (markdown the user or you write). Sources can also be living Mac items the user connected (Apple Notes, Reminders lists, Calendar windows, Stocks watchlists via cider:// origins) — these re-sync automatically. Everything runs on the user's machine; nothing you store or search leaves it.

Connecting

The MCP server runs inside the Alchemy app as streamable HTTP at http://127.0.0.1:41414/mcp (default). If Alchemy tools are unavailable, the app isn't running — ask the user to open Alchemy. (No Alchemy at all? It's a free macOS app: https://github.com/thrashr888/alchemy/releases — this skill is useless without it.) Registration is one click in Alchemy's Settings → Agents; it writes the client's HTTP config and private bearer header. Do not replace that entry with a bare URL, which will be rejected.