Concept Maker

A Tauri desktop app that turns raw ideas, notes, URLs, and files into a clear project concept. The UI is React/Vite, the desktop shell is Tauri, and the Python backend is exposed through concept_api.py.

Features

Add files, folders, and URLs as source material.
Write freeform notes and ask a local Ollama model to rephrase, extend, or generate a concept.
Build a JSONL knowledge base from selected files using corpus_builder.py when available, with a lightweight fallback in the backend.
Search for prior art through SearXNG and Ollama embeddings.
Preview concepts as Markdown/PDF.
Generate an image prompt and optional image asset for a concept.
Save and reopen local sessions.

Requirements

Node.js and npm
Rust toolchain
Python 3.9+
Ollama running locally, defaulting to http://localhost:11434
Optional local SearXNG instance for prior-art search, defaulting to http://localhost:8888

Python packages are listed in requirements.txt. Some features also depend on external command-line tools:

pandoc or wkhtmltopdf for higher-quality Markdown to PDF export
tesseract and ocrmypdf for OCR-heavy ingestion
ffmpeg/ffprobe for media handling

Setup

Install JavaScript dependencies:

npm install

Install Python backend dependencies:

python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
python -m pip install --upgrade pip
pip install -r requirements.txt

Ensure Ollama is running before using model-backed actions:

ollama serve

Development

Run the desktop app:

npm run dev

Run the web UI in a browser:

npm run dev:web

Build the frontend:

npm run build

Build the desktop bundle:

npm run tauri build

Project Layout

src/: React frontend
src-tauri/: Tauri desktop shell and Rust commands
concept_api.py: JSON action backend invoked by Tauri
corpus_builder.py: optional richer file ingestion pipeline
websearch.py: prior-art search helpers
requirements.txt: Python backend dependencies

Configuration

Environment variables:

OLLAMA_HOST: override the Ollama URL
IDEA_HOLE_MODEL: default model name
SEARX_URL: default SearXNG base URL

Runtime data is stored in .idea-hole/.

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