Gistlist Docs
Gistlist records your meetings, transcribes them, and writes editable markdown notes to disk. Local by default. No account.
These pages cover everything an end user needs. The main site is for the short version; this is the long one.
Start here
Section titled “Start here”- Install & updates — download, prerequisites, how updates work.
- First-launch Setup Wizard — seven steps to a working install.
Daily use
Section titled “Daily use”- Record a meeting — start now, prepare a draft, pause, resume, and process.
- Import an existing recording — drop in audio or video, get the same pipeline.
- Where files live on disk — what’s saved, where, and how Workspace/Details map to files.
- Audio storage & retention — compact, archive, or retain nothing.
Customize
Section titled “Customize”- Prompts — six ship by default; you can edit any of them or write your own.
- LLM & transcription providers — local Ollama, Claude, or OpenAI for analysis; Parakeet or OpenAI for transcription.
Integrate
Section titled “Integrate”- Claude Desktop (MCP) — ask Claude about your library, get answers with audio citations.
- Obsidian — write notes into a vault with a Dataview dashboard.
Reference
Section titled “Reference”- Settings — what each tab controls.
- Troubleshooting — common issues and how to fix them.
- Privacy — the privacy policy in legal terms: what we collect, how we use it, and your rights.
- Privacy architecture — the technical companion: where bytes live, what processes touch them, and which network calls leave your machine.
License: FSL-1.1-ALv2. Source-available, not OSI-approved open source.