Topic
design-decision
1 article filed under design-decision, newest first — notes from building Brainstorm, the local-first, AI-native operating system for knowledge work.
May 2026
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Why Brainstorm is a shell, not an editor
The shell knows how to host apps and nothing about what they mean, which is what lets you install only the tools you want, remove them without migrations, and run two apps over the same data without either of them owning it.