The Vault

The vault is your AI workspace — a set of local files organized so AI tools can read and reference them during a conversation.

What the vault is (and is not)

The vault is for AI, not for backup. Everything in the vault is either read by AI or written by AI. "Permanent" means "AI can reference this in a conversation" — not "this is backed up."

A curated set of 5–10 reference files works well. A 500-file archive does not — AI reads files in full with no search or filtering. Keep it small and relevant.

Vault location

Default: ~/LoreHaven/

You can change this in the desktop client under Settings → Vault location.

Folder structure

~/LoreHaven/
├── lore/
│   └── lore.md                  # Your Lore document
│
├── permanent/                   # Long-lived reference files
│   ├── documents/               # Reference docs AI should know about
│   ├── data/                    # Data files AI may need to read
│   └── index.md                 # Auto-maintained index
│
├── workspace/                   # Active project files
│   └── {project}/
│       ├── README.md            # Project context for AI
│       └── {files...}
│
└── temp/                        # Ephemeral session artifacts
    └── sessions/
        └── YYYY-MM-DD-{id}/     # One folder per AI session
            └── {generated files}

The permanent folder

Files you want AI to reference across conversations — project briefs, style guides, key reference documents, curated data exports.

Adding files: Drop them in ~/LoreHaven/permanent/. The desktop client automatically regenerates the index when files are added or removed.

The workspace folder

Active project files — things you're currently building with AI. Each project is a subfolder with a README.md that describes the project.

When you're done with a project, you can keep its files (move to permanent) or archive everything.

The temp folder

Ephemeral artifacts generated by AI during a session — scripts, intermediate outputs, analysis results. Each session gets its own subfolder.

After a session, review your temp files and keep anything worth saving. Everything else is cleaned up automatically.

What AI can see

Not exposed to AI: Journal entries, saved prompts, and archived files.