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Marje is a desktop knowledge OS built for Claude from day one. Your files stay on your computer. Your context stops burning tokens. Your AI stops asking what folder “Clients” means every session.

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Lakeside — Marje
🎨 Lakeside
Good evening, Sam
Sunday, April 19
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8:42 PM
MCP
Claude
Connected
52 tools
Cowork
Today
Send Acme rebrand v3 mockups
Northshore: respond to copy edits
Marina brochure — final proof
Invoice Q1 retainers
Apps
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Figma
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Photoshop
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Cursor
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Notion
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Acme
Northshore
Invoices
Brand kit
Gmail
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sam@lakeside.studio
Megan @ Acme
Re: rebrand v3 — small note
11:42 AM
Northshore
Copy edits attached
10:08 AM
Stripe
Payment received: INV-1042
yesterday
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Client List
5 clients · 3 active · 1 lead
Module
Acme Coffee Co. F&B
Northshore Outfitters Retail
Marina Yacht Club Hospitality
The Daily Post Media
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Invoices
$10,300 outstanding · 1 draft
Module
INV-1042 Acme Coffee Co. $4,200
INV-1043 Northshore Outfitters $6,800 sent
INV-1044 Marina Yacht Club $3,500 draft
It's Nice That
A studio rebuilds itself in public 1h
Type as a service: 2026 pricing roundup 3h
Why "vibey" is the new safe 6h
Marje
Behind every great AI.

Every session starts from zero.

You re-explain your folder structure, brand voice, and workflow every time you open a chat.

Your documents are scattered.

Notes in Obsidian, decks in Keynote, PDFs in Downloads, Gmail in another tab.

Context burns tokens.

A 10-person team wastes 500K–2M tokens a month on context re-establishment alone.

How Marje works

Three things, in plain English.

01

Your vault lives on your disk.

Notes, documents, assets — all file types, first-class. Not markdown-only. The vault is a real folder you can open in Explorer or Finder. No proprietary format.

02

Claude connects via built-in MCP.

Zero config. Pair your Claude subscription once, and Marje exposes a structured toolbelt: read, write, search, get context bundles, execute actions.

03

Context is pre-compiled.

When Claude enters a folder, Marje hands it the full rule set, brand voice, entity context, and relationship graph in one call — not fifteen file reads.

Connect Claude

One tool call. Full context.

Open Cowork or Code. Ask Marje anything about your vault. The MCP server hands Claude the rule set, the folder context, the brand voice, and the relevant files in a single structured payload. No re-explaining. No file-by-file reads.

Lakeside — Marje
Marje AI
Claude · Sonnet 4.7
Draft the rebrand v3 follow-up email to Megan. Include the new wordmark direction and the three packaging concepts. Keep it short.
Claude · sonnet-4-7 · via MCP
Pulling brand voice + Acme client context from your vault. Drafting now — using the warm/knowledgeable tone from /Clients/Acme/Brand/voice.md and referencing the v3 marks in /Files.
get_folder_context read_file (voice.md) list_files (Brand/)
Claude
Hi Megan, Attaching the v3 wordmark direction and three packaging concepts as discussed. Quick orientation before you dig in: • Wordmark — chunkier serif, less precious. The angle on the "A" is the only thing pulled forward from v2. • Packaging — concept 1 is the safe play, concept 2 is what we both got excited about on Tuesday, concept 3 is the curveball. Happy to walk through any of it on a 20-minute call this week — I have Wednesday morning open. Sam
Perfect. Also create a task to follow up Friday if no response.
Claude
✓ Created task in /Projects/Acme rebrand 2026/Tasks: "Follow up with Megan on rebrand v3 if no response" — due Friday, priority medium.
create_module_record (task)
Cmd+Enter to send · Drop files to attach Lakeside · 1284 files
The vault

Real files. Real folders. No proprietary anything.

Your vault is a folder on your disk. Open it in Explorer or Finder — everything is right there as plain markdown plus your original DOCX, PPTX, PDFs, and assets. Right-click any folder to set rules.

Lakeside — Marje
Acme rebrand 2026.md

Acme Coffee Co. — rebrand 2026

/Clients/Acme Coffee Co./Projects/Acme rebrand 2026.md · in progress · due May 15

Direction

  • Reposition from "third wave artisan" to "neighborhood daily" — broader appeal, lower friction
  • Warmer palette: cream + dark roast + a single accent
  • Display face: a chunky humanist serif, not the current geometric sans

Deliverables

  • Wordmark + secondary mark (in progress, v3 going out today)
  • Color tokens + type system
  • Bag packaging (separate project — see /Acme bag packaging.md)
  • In-store signage, shelf talkers, menu board

Brand voice

Warm, knowledgeable, never precious. We talk about coffee like a baker talks about bread — with care, but no mystique.

Color tokens

Dark roast
Cream
Accent
Ink

Next

  • Send v3 mockups today (task created)
  • 20-min review with Megan Wednesday morning
  • Iterate based on packaging direction call Friday
0
Tokens spent re-explaining context
Pre-compiled by the rule engine
50+
MCP tools in the bundled server
Vault, modules, rules, email, sync
$49
Lifetime license
One-time, every update free
10
Modules included free
$1.99 each beyond
What's inside

Six tiles. Each one earns its keep.

Built-in server. Bring your own subscription.

MCP-native Claude integration

A Model Context Protocol server is bundled with the app. Pair your Claude subscription once, and Marje exposes a structured toolbelt: read, write, search, get context bundles, run module pipelines.

  • Works with Claude Cowork and Claude Code
  • Runs locally on your machine, never exposed to the internet
  • 50+ purpose-built tools across vault, modules, rules, email, and cloud sync
Not markdown-only.

Rich rendering, every file type

DOCX, PPTX, PDF, images, spreadsheets, code, video previews. Non-markdown files are first-class citizens with metadata, OCR, and inline preview — not second-class attachments.

  • Native preview for every common business file format
  • OCR and metadata for searchability
  • Drag in, drop in, classified automatically
Hidden rules. Visible customization.

Two-tier factory configuration

A protected factory layer governs routing, permissions, and rendering. A visible user layer lets you customize without breaking anything. Enterprise governance without the complexity.

  • Factory rules are AES-256-GCM encrypted
  • User changes can't corrupt the system
  • Folder rules cascade automatically to descendants
Clickable, color-coded, filterable.

Functional graph

Not a decorative screensaver. The graph is a real navigation surface — colored by content type, filterable by tag or folder, clickable to jump straight into a file or record.

  • Drag to pan, scroll to zoom
  • Filter by tag, folder, or module
  • Click any node to open the file or record
Folders that act like apps.

Module marketplace

Install a Client List module — a folder becomes a CRM. Install Job Estimates — it becomes a quote system. Install Podcast Episode Tracker — it becomes a production board. All AI-aware.

  • 10 free modules included with every license
  • $1.99 each beyond — paid once, yours forever
  • Three categories: Workspaces, Intelligence, Data Forms
Your data is yours.

Local-first, multi-cloud sync

Files live as real files on your disk. No proprietary format, no cloud dependency. Optional sync to Google Drive or OneDrive runs directly between your machine and your cloud — Hibb Co. is never in the loop.

  • Direct sync — we never see your files
  • Conflict files surface in your Inbox for review
  • Easy path: drop your vault inside an existing Drive/OneDrive folder
Marketplace

Folders that act like apps.

Install Client List — a folder becomes a CRM. Install Job Estimates — it becomes a quote system. Install the Design Studio workspace — the whole vault gets pre-wired for freelance creative work. Three categories: Workspaces, Intelligence, Data Forms. 10 free with your license. $1.99 each beyond.

Lakeside — Marje
2 free modules left
Home / Store / Discover
Recommended for Lakeside
Based on your Design Studio workspace and recent activity
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Client List
by Marje · v1.4.0
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Turn any folder into a typed CRM. Cascade from emails. AI-aware schema.
Data Form ✓ Installed
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Invoices
by Marje · v1.2.0
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Bookkeeping with totals, status tracking, and Stripe export.
Data Form ✓ Installed
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Design Studio Workspace
by Lakeside · v1.0.0
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Pre-wired vault for freelance designers. Clients, projects, invoices, ideas.
Workspace ✓ Installed
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Gmail
by Marje · v2.1.0
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OAuth Gmail account. Inbox tile, AI triage, drafted replies.
MCP Connector ✓ Installed
📅
Google Calendar
by Marje · v1.3.0
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Calendar tile. AI scheduling, meeting prep from vault context.
MCP Connector $1.99
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Project Tracker
by Marje · v1.1.0
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Kanban + dates + Claude sync. Pipelines for status changes.
Data Form $1.99
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Social Video Creator
by Marje · v0.9.0
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Turn a vault doc into a script and shot list for short-form video.
Intelligence $2.99
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Meeting Notes Formatter
by Marje · v1.5.0
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Convert raw notes into structured summaries with action items.
Intelligence $1.99
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Legal Practice
by Marje · v1.0.0
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Matters, clients, billing, and document templates for solo legal practices.
Workspace $3.99
Folder rules

Plain-English instructions. Cascading by default.

Right-click any folder, set a rule in your own words. It cascades to every descendant automatically. The factory layer is hidden and encrypted. The user layer is yours to edit. Inherited rules are visible but read-only at the level you're viewing.

Lakeside — Marje
Acme Coffee Co.
/Clients/Acme Coffee Co./
Module Rules · managed by design-studio
Module: design-studio
Every project file requires a "client" frontmatter field
When a new file is created in /Projects/, the wizard prompts for the client name. Cascades to subfolders.
Module: design-studioAI
Auto-create a task when a project status changes to "in-review"
Pipeline triggers — task added to /Tasks with the project as parent.
Folder Rules
AISubfolders
Use the Acme brand voice for any client-facing copy
When Claude drafts copy in /Clients/Acme/, pull tone from /Clients/Acme/Brand/voice.md.
New files default to status: "draft"
Adds frontmatter automatically on file creation.
Inherited Rules · cannot edit here
from /AI
No purple in any color palette
Inherited from vault root. Apply to all design output unless overridden.
from /Subfolders
Source preservation: never modify originals on import
Inherited from vault root. Cannot be overridden.
from /Clients
Every client folder requires Brand, Projects, Files, Notes subfolders
Inherited from /Clients. Auto-creates missing subfolders on first save.
Marje vs Obsidian vs Notion

Built different on purpose.

MarjeObsidianNotion
Markdown notes, local-first✓✓−
Non-markdown files as first-class citizens✓Plugin-requiredHosted only
Built for AI from day one (MCP server included)✓Plugin-available−
Pre-compiled context for AI sessions✓−−
Two-tier factory / user configuration✓−−
Folder rules that cascade to descendants✓−−
Functional graph (filterable, clickable)✓Read-only−
Rich rendering for every file type✓Read-onlyHosted only
Module marketplace with industry templates✓Plugin storeTemplates
Pricing$49 lifetimeFree / $50/yr commercial$10–$20/user/mo
One price. Yours forever.

$49. Lifetime license. Every update free.

10 modules included. $1.99 each beyond. Bring your own Claude subscription — or don't, Marje works great as a vault on its own. 7-day money-back, no questions.

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Patent Pending · Marje™ · Made in Owosso, Michigan