# LastDB

> A local encrypted database that runs on your machine. Apps (Brain, Kanban, …) are thin clients of that database. No account required.

Website: https://thelastdb.com
This site is a React app that is **prerendered at build time** so agents and curl can read page text without executing JavaScript.

## Install (macOS Apple Silicon)

Needs Homebrew and Bun (https://bun.sh).

```bash
curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | bash

git clone https://github.com/EdgeVector/last-stack ~/.last-stack
~/.last-stack/setup
~/.last-stack/bin/last-stack-install-apps

brew services start lastdb
brain init --grant-consent
kanban init
```

That installer runs `brew install edgevector/lastdb/lastdb`, clones the daily apps, and links CLIs.

Database only:

```bash
brew install edgevector/lastdb/lastdb
brew services start lastdb
```

## Mental model

- **LastDB** — the database (Homebrew service)
- **Apps** — tools that talk to it (`brain`, `kanban`, …)
- **The Last Stack** — installer + agent skills (not a second database)

## Key pages

- https://thelastdb.com/ — what it is + install
- https://thelastdb.com/apps — what each app does
- https://thelastdb.com/start — daily loop + agent MCP/skills
- https://thelastdb.com/about — product thesis
- https://thelastdb.com/developer — API / build on LastDB
- https://thelastdb.com/blog — engineering writing

## Quick try after install

```bash
kanban list
brain put concept hello --title "Hello" --body "my first note"
brain ask "what did I just write?"
```