3Notch documentation.
Guides, references, and task-shaped walkthroughs for the 3Notch CLI and local stdio MCP server. Start with the Quickstart, then pick the guide that matches what you're trying to move.
Get started
Install the CLI, initialize a store, and run your first handoff in under five minutes.
Quickstart
Install, onboard, and run the four main flows — bundle files, share a store, cross-machine archives, browser-chat bridge.
MCP setup
Wire Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Codex to the local MCP server so your agent can call notch directly.
Guides
Task-shaped how-tos for the main flows. Pick the one that matches where the source and destination live.
Cross-tool handoff
The four shapes of handoff: same-store, cross-repo, cross-machine, and the web-chat bridge.
Cross-repo packets
Create, preview, import.
--file vs --ref. Pack and unpack .notchpkt archives.
Private context seeding
Carry reviewed preferences and workflow conventions from prior work into a new repo — without leaking the old one.
Targeted brief workflow
Scoped task briefs for agents on a shared store. When to use briefs vs packets.
Reference
Project posture, security model, and honest limits.
Privacy
What 3Notch does and does not do with your data. Honest about the limits.
Security story
Curate, scan, audit, review, preserve. Each step is mechanical and inspectable.
External
If you'd rather read the docs in the repo:
- Full docs folder on GitHub — including archived plans, prompts, and contributor guides.
- README — quickstart, command reference, and the "Where We Want Help" list.
- Changelog — what shipped in each version.