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Chapter I

Installing Esment

Esment runs privately on your machine. There’s no cloud account to create and nothing that leaves your control.

For most people, the desktop app is all you need — download, install, open. Developers building integrations can use the SDK directly.

Desktop app

The desktop app is the easiest way to get started. No technical knowledge required.

  1. 1Download Esment from notas.ai/download.
  2. 2Open the downloaded file. On Mac, drag Esment to your Applications folder. On Windows, run the installer.
  3. 3Launch Esment from your Applications folder or Start menu.
  4. 4Esment opens — your dashboard is right there on your desktop, ready to use.

Esment runs quietly in the background as a menu bar app (Mac) or system tray app (Windows). You can open the app at any time by clicking the icon.

Esment Note

The app runs entirely on your machine. No internet connection is needed after the initial download. Your data stays completely private.

SDK

The SDK is for developers who want to integrate Esment directly into their own applications or build memory-aware AI features.

Python

pip install esment-sdk

Node.js / TypeScript

npm install @notasai/esment

With the SDK you can store and search memories from your own code, inject context into prompts programmatically, and build AI features that remember across sessions. Full API and SDK reference is available in the Docs.

Chapter II

Connect your AI

Once Esment is running, the next step is connecting it to your AI assistant. Your Esment dashboard guides you through every connection.

Claude Desktop

Claude Desktop connects to Esment via a short configuration entry. Your dashboard generates it for you.

  1. 1Open Esment from your Applications folder or menu bar icon.
  2. 2Click Connections in the sidebar, then Add Connection.
  3. 3Select Claude Desktop from the list.
  4. 4Click Copy config — Esment generates the correct settings for your setup.
  5. 5Open Claude Desktop, go to Settings → Developer, and paste the config.
  6. 6Restart Claude Desktop.

Esment will appear in Claude’s tool list. Claude can now store and search memories across all your conversations.

Esment Note

If you prefer to configure manually, the connection config points Claude to the esment mcp-stdio process running inside your app. Your dashboard shows the exact values for your setup.

OpenAI-compatible tools

Esment includes an OpenAI-compatible proxy. Any AI tool that supports a custom base URL can connect to it.

In your AI tool’s settings, set the base URL to the proxy address shown in your Esment dashboard under Settings → API Keys. Esment will automatically inject relevant memory context into every request your AI tool makes.

Verify the connection

Open your Esment dashboard and go to the Activity tab. It shows a live feed of every memory operation — stores, searches, and retrievals.

To test, ask your connected AI assistant:

“Remember that Esment is now connected and working.”

You’ll see this memory appear in your dashboard within a second or two. Your AI and Esment are talking.

From here, everything you tell your AI that’s worth remembering gets stored automatically. Return to the Start guide for tips on making the most of your memory.

Next: Enterprise guide →

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