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1. Began with an in-depth brainstorming session to explore the initial idea, which produced a structured "Brainstorming Session Results" document. 2. Conducted a comprehensive competitive analysis, identifying Raindrop.io as the primary competitor and establishing a strategic position focused on privacy, multimodal search, and open-source standards. 2. Collected all of these findings into a detailed "Project Brief," creating a complete foundational document that defines the project's vision, MVP scope, target users, technical requirements, and key risks, making it ready for the next phase of development.
Inspiration Engine
Inspiration Engine — your private creative memory. Search by idea, not filename.
A private, open-source creative memory system for organizing, searching, and reusing your inspiration.
Vision
To create the interoperability layer for creative memory — an open ecosystem where creators, developers, and AI tools can manage creative assets seamlessly and privately.
Why It’s Different
Most bookmarking apps trade convenience for privacy.
Inspiration Engine is built for creative professionals who manage massive visual libraries and need security, flexibility, and intelligence.
Key Advantages
- End-to-End Encryption — all processing happens on your device.
- Bring-Your-Own Storage — local disk, S3, Nextcloud, or any provider.
- Multimodal Search — semantic and visual search across text, images, video, and audio.
- Open Standards — powered by OCMS (Open Creative Memory Spec) and CRQL (Creative Retrieval Query Language).
- Native Ingest — direct connectors for major social and creative platforms.
Core Features
- Semantic Search — find ideas, not filenames.
- Private Creative OS — full data ownership and portability.
- AI Intelligence — automatic tagging, clustering, and relationship mapping.
- Multimodal Asset Support — images, video, audio, and documents.
- Developer API — OpenAPI spec with SDKs in TypeScript, Python, Swift, and Kotlin.
- Freemium Model — open core, with optional team and API tiers.
Architecture & Open Source Stack
| Layer | Description |
|---|---|
| OCMS | Defines asset + metadata schema for creative memory. |
| CRQL | Query language for semantic and visual search. |
| Local Indexer | On-device runtime with OCR and vision embeddings. |
| Storage Adapters | Support for S3, WebDAV, SMB, Nextcloud, or local disk. |
| Reference Server | Stateless API backed by PostgreSQL + vector store. |
| E2EE Media Envelope | Client-side encryption for assets and embeddings. |
Target Audience
- Designers, filmmakers, artists, photographers
- Developers building creative or AI tools
- Content teams managing large inspiration libraries
- Anyone who wants a private, searchable creative archive
Competitive Advantage
| Competitor | Limitation | Inspiration Engine |
|---|---|---|
| Raindrop.io | Cloud-only, text-based search | E2EE + multimodal |
| Milanote | Closed ecosystem | Open standards (OCMS / CRQL) |
| Public by default | 100% private | |
| Cloud drives | File-based, not idea-based | Semantic + visual search |
Getting Started
For Users
- Install the desktop, web, or mobile app.
- Connect your social or cloud accounts.
- Save your inspiration.
- Search using natural language or visual concepts.
For Developers
- Review the OpenAPI specification.
- Explore SDKs in TypeScript, Python, Swift, and Kotlin.
- Contribute to the Reference Server.
- Build new platform connectors with the Connector SDK.
Community & Contribution
We welcome contributions to the open-source ecosystem:
- Submit feature requests and bug reports
- Contribute to specifications (OCMS, CRQL)
- Build integrations for new platforms
- Improve documentation and examples
License
| Component | License |
|---|---|
| Code | Apache 2.0 |
| Specifications | Creative Commons BY |
| Examples / Fixtures | CC BY or CC0 |
Inspiration Engine — your private creative memory. Search by idea, not filename.