Distillary
Turn any knowledge source into a navigable, verifiable, shareable brain.
Quick start
Prerequisites: Claude Code + Python 3.11+
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/distillary/distillary/main/install.sh | bash
cd ~/distillary
claudeThen use the commands:
/dist:add books/my-book.pdf
/dist:lookup integrity
/dist:research what do both sources say about fear?
Open brain/ in Obsidian. See the full quick start guide.
Getting started
- Quick start — process your first source in 15 minutes
- Command reference — every command with examples
- How it works — the 11-step pipeline, note format v4.0, cross-source bridges
Features
- Tag taxonomy — 8 filtering dimensions, practical discovery patterns, graph view coloring
- Argumentation layer — 9 universal backing categories, warrants, strength grades
- Deep research agent — 6 core strategies + 11 discovery methods including source verification
- Source verification — tracing claims to exact source passages
- Multiple brains — connect local and published brains, cross-brain research
Sharing & extending
- Publishing — share your brain as a website with Quartz
- Agent retrieval — query any published brain
- Applications — Islamic studies, academic research, legal analysis, business strategy, and more
Design
- Architecture — 21 agents, 13 skills, 11-step pipeline, vault structure