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Pillars
The four pillarsHow they fit into one whole MedhaKnowledge: what you know, in files you own DharmaThe law: rules checked before anything happens KarmaThe ledger: every change, signed and kept PrajnaThe mind: your accomplice, within the law How it worksOne request, followed from start to end
Principles
SovereigntyYours, on your machine Nothing is ever lostEvery change is kept; state is derived Rules, not codeDeclare what is allowed and what follows Trust without blockchainSignatures and delegation, decided locally The AI answers to youIt can only do what the rules allow Works offline, live togetherLocal first; devices merge when they meet All six principles
Use cases
For individualsYour life in one place, on your machine For businessesOperations under rules everyone can read For entrepreneursA business is rules and knowledge For developersDHL, the Workbench, connectors; operators too All use cases
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Pillars
The four pillarsHow they fit into one whole MedhaKnowledge: what you know, in files you own DharmaThe law: rules checked before anything happens KarmaThe ledger: every change, signed and kept PrajnaThe mind: your accomplice, within the law How it worksOne request, followed from start to end
Principles
SovereigntyYours, on your machine Nothing is ever lostEvery change is kept; state is derived Rules, not codeDeclare what is allowed and what follows Trust without blockchainSignatures and delegation, decided locally The AI answers to youIt can only do what the rules allow Works offline, live togetherLocal first; devices merge when they meet All six principles
Use cases
For individualsYour life in one place, on your machine For businessesOperations under rules everyone can read For entrepreneursA business is rules and knowledge For developersDHL, the Workbench, connectors; operators too All use cases
Compare
vs AssistantsOpenClaw, Hermes Agent, Muse, Dots vs Knowledge managersObsidian, Notion, Logseq, Org-mode vs Traditional databasesPostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite vs Web frameworksNext.js, Astro, Rails, Django, Laravel, Express vs Backend servicesSupabase, Firebase, Convex, Appwrite, PocketBase vs Business suitesOdoo, Airtable, Notion as a back office All comparisons
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Mandala Docs
  • Mandala Docs
  • Getting started
    • What is Mandala
    • How Mandala fits together
    • Choose where Mandala runs
    • Install on Linux
    • Install on a Mac
    • Install on a VPS
    • The first run
    • Choose a model
    • Meet your accomplice
    • Your first hour
  • Your accomplice
    • Talking with your accomplice
    • Show and tell
    • Choices, reactions and branches
    • Voice messages and calls
    • Approvals
    • What your accomplice may do alone
    • Memory and rules
    • Morning briefing, follow-ups and diary
    • Goals, initiatives and reflection
    • Sensitive mode
    • What your accomplice can do
  • Connecting your life
    • Set up your email
    • Google Calendar, Drive, Docs and Sheets
    • Telegram
    • WhatsApp
    • Apple Health
    • PostHog
    • Ahrefs
    • Meta Ads
    • Facebook and Instagram
    • Cloudflare and webhooks
    • GitHub
    • MCP servers
    • Web search and pictures
    • Privacy, connection by connection
  • Workspace guide
    • Communications
    • Knowledge
    • Library
    • Personal
    • Dashboards
    • Analytics
    • Data
    • Tasks
    • Code
    • Agenda
    • Activity
    • Initiatives
    • Pins
    • Settings
    • Folders, moves and tidy-ups
    • The Docs vault
    • Types, views and type actions
  • Businesses and teams
    • Identities
    • Who owns what
    • Delegation
    • Acting for a company
    • Inviting people
    • Exchange between businesses
  • Devices and sync
    • Install the web app on your phone
    • The iPhone app
    • The Mac app as a second node
    • Pair two nodes
    • Sync and conflicts
    • Keys and recovery
    • Join a device with a code
  • Building with DHL
    • DHL concepts
    • Tutorial: your first contract
    • DHL language reference
    • DHL types
    • DHLQ query reference
    • UI files
    • Durability classes
    • Merge rules for sync
    • Upgrading a contract
    • The generated API
    • The Workbench
    • Testing contracts
    • DHL best practices
    • Example contracts
  • Administration
    • Models and workload routing
    • Keys and credentials
    • Notifications
    • Users and permissions
    • Backups and restore
    • Updates
    • Logs
  • Sysops
    • Architecture
    • System requirements
    • Tailscale and HTTPS
    • Ports and network
    • The data directory
    • Monitoring
    • Performance
    • Troubleshooting
    • Security
    • The Server edition
    • Clusters
  • Reference
    • Glossary
    • Keyboard shortcuts
    • HTTP API
    • Environment variables
    • Command line
    • File formats
    • FAQ
    • Changelog
    • What's coming
  • How-to guides
  • Coming soon
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Reference

  • Glossary — every Mandala word, defined once.
  • Keyboard shortcuts
  • HTTP API — the routes the app and your scripts use.
  • Environment variables — every variable of mandala.env.
  • Command line — mandala and dhl-engine commands.
  • File formats — contracts, UI files, vault documents, types, views.
  • FAQ
  • Changelog
  • What's coming — everything marked Coming soon, in one place.

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    An accomplice and workspace that runs on your own machine.

    Your microcosm, connected to the macrocosm.

    PillarsThe four pillarsMedhaDharmaKarmaPrajnaHow it works
    PrinciplesSovereigntyNothing is ever lostRules, not codeTrust without blockchainThe AI answers to youWorks offline, live together
    Use casesFor individualsFor businessesFor entrepreneursFor developersComparevs Assistantsvs Knowledge managersvs Traditional databasesvs Web frameworksvs Backend servicesvs Business suites
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