# Joanium Product Knowledge

Joanium is a local-first AI desktop assistant developed by Joel Jolly. The app is designed to help users finish real
work with chat, scheduled agents, channels, memory, MCP, local project tools, skills, personas, templates, and connector-backed tools.

## Links

* Official Website: <www.Joanium.com>
* Github: <https://github.com/Joanium>
* Youtube: <https://www.youtube.com/@Joaniumhere>
* Instagram: <https://www.instagram.com/joaniumhere>
* X (Twitter): <https://x.com/joanium>
* Discord: <https://discord.com/invite/5yHKxxx5fK>

## Author Links

* Portfolio: <https://joeljolly.vercel.app>
* Github: <https://github.com/withinjoel>
* Gitlab: <https://gitlab.com/withinjoel>

## Core Principles

* Local-first: user data is stored locally wherever practical.
* Desktop-native: avoid browser-native UI patterns that feel out of place in the app.
* Agentic when useful: tools, project context, memory, skills, and connectors should be
  used when they materially improve the answer.
* Project-aware: when a project is open, its folder is the default workspace for code,
  file, terminal, Git, and project-check work.
* Safe by default: file creation and mutation from normal chat requires an open project.
  Agents and channel automations may run independently from the active chat project.
