FOLDERBASE CORE · v0.5.0

Keep the folder.
Add the database.

Install the open Folderbase Core, add a durable .folderbase layer, and give humans and agents a safe interface to ordinary files.

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QUICKSTART / LOCAL COREOPEN

$ npx @folderbase/cli inspect . --json

✓ ordinary folder inspected

$ npx @folderbase/cli init . --dry-run --json

✓ additive plan ready for review

$ npx @folderbase/cli init .

.folderbase/.folderbaseignoreFOLDERBASE.md…your existing files
FILES STAY FILESAPACHE-2.0
AVAILABLE NOWCORE 0.5STABLE SURFACECLI JSON v1COMPATIBILITYCONTRACT v1

CHOOSE A PATH

From folder to working system.

01 / INSTALL

Run Folderbase locally

Use the verified native CLI through npx, a downloaded binary, or Cargo.

Install Core →02 / INITIALIZE

Turn a folder into a Folderbase

Inspect first, preview every addition, then initialize without moving your files.

Five-minute quickstart →03 / OPERATE

Give agents a safe workspace

List, read, and save ordinary files with scoped context and stale-write protection.

Agent workflow →

THE OPEN PRIMITIVE

Built for work that must remain understandable.

01

Files stay files

No proprietary container. Native tools keep working.

02

Inspect before changing

Plans are reviewable before Folderbase mutates a folder.

03

Agents get contracts

Stable JSON, expected hashes, explicit scopes, durable provenance.

04

Core stays local

The open engine works without a Folderbase account or cloud service.