Distillery
@norrietaylor
Persistent shared context for AI coding sessions — capture, search, synthesize with 18 MCP tools and ambient intelligence
概览
What is Distillery?
Distillery is a team knowledge base accessed through Claude Code skills. It captures raw information from working sessions, meetings, bookmarks, and conversations, storing them as vector embeddings in DuckDB for natural language retrieval. It runs locally over stdio or as a hosted HTTP service with GitHub OAuth.
How to use Distillery?
Install via claude plugin marketplace add norrietaylor/distillery then claude plugin install distillery. For a private knowledge base, run locally with uvx distillery-mcp and set a JINA_API_KEY. Run /setup to configure.
Key features of Distillery
- 14 Claude Code slash commands for knowledge management
- Semantic search with provenance via
/recall - Multi-entry synthesis with citations via
/pour - Duplicate detection during capture via
/distill - Feed monitoring and ambient digests via
/watchand/radar - GitHub issues and PR syncing via
/gh-sync
Use cases of Distillery
- Capture team decisions and rationale during working sessions
- Search and retrieve past discussions or technical decisions
- Summarize meeting minutes and update them over time
- Sync GitHub issues and PRs into a searchable knowledge base
- Generate team activity digests and briefings
FAQ from Distillery
What dependencies are required?
Python 3.11+ and a JINA_API_KEY from jina.ai for local or hosted use. The demo server at distillery-mcp.fly.dev requires no setup.
Where is my data stored?
When running locally with uvx, data is stored in a local DuckDB database on your machine. The demo server stores data temporarily and is for evaluation only.
How do I switch from the demo server to a local instance?
Override the plugin's demo server by adding a distillery entry in ~/.claude/settings.json with uvx command and your JINA_API_KEY.
What transports does Distillery support?
It runs over stdio for local use or as an HTTP service with GitHub OAuth for team access.
Is sensitive data safe on the demo server?
No. The demo server at distillery-mcp.fly.dev is for evaluation only; do not store sensitive or confidential data.
