> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://aidocs.zorid.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Zorid: open-source Markdown workspace with typed fields

> Zorid is an open-source, cross-platform Markdown workspace with typed frontmatter fields, embedded database views, and a lazy-loaded plugin system.

**Zorid** is an open-source, cross-platform Markdown workspace built around three ideas:

* **Markdown stays canonical.** Your notes are plain `.md` files on disk — readable, portable, and sync-friendly.
* **Structured data is first-class.** Typed fields (`.ztype`) and embedded views (`.zbase`) bring Notion-style databases into a local vault without hiding data in a binary store.
* **Everything is a plugin.** A small kernel plus stable Platform APIs power lazy-loaded core plugins and (later) a third-party ecosystem — inspired by Neovim and Obsidian.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Quickstart" icon="rocket" href="/quickstart">
    Clone the monorepo, install dependencies, and run the desktop app.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Product overview" icon="compass" href="/product/overview">
    Goals, settled decisions, and the v0 milestone.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Architecture" icon="cube" href="/architecture/package-api-design">
    Kernel, Platform APIs, plugin host, and storage model.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Core plugins" icon="puzzle-piece" href="/core-plugins/contract">
    File explorer, search, backlinks, fields, data views, and more.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Highlights

* **Local-first.** Desktop uses normal folder vaults (Electron); mobile uses app-private vaults (Capacitor).
* **Fields in frontmatter.** YAML frontmatter is the field syntax. Types add validation, options, and rich editors.
* **`.zbase` views.** Embed table, list, kanban, calendar, and timeline views over your notes with a readable filter grammar.
* **SQLite-backed index.** Derived and rebuildable from your Markdown + `.zbase` + `.ztype` files at any time.
* **Lazy-loaded plugins.** Inspired by `lazy.nvim`: features activate only when their command, view, or trigger is used.

<Tip>
  Zorid is in **v0 planning / early implementation**. Docs reflect the current design baseline (2026-05-27) and will evolve as packages and core plugins land.
</Tip>