Built a local-first writing app that connects to Zotero via MCP (live citations, exportable to word)
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Built a local-first writing app that connects to Zotero via MCP (live citations, exportable to word)

Hey,

I built GreenInk, a local-first Word-style editor with an AI-native workflow. Posting here specifically because of how it handles Zotero.

Most writing tools that "integrate" with Zotero just do a one-time import, you sync your library in once and the AI works off a static snapshot. GreenInk connects to Zotero live via MCP (working amazing with Beaver), so the AI can actually search your library, pull the right source, and insert a real citation field, not just a text blob. On export, it becomes an actual Zotero Word-plugin field, so citations stay live and refreshable in Word afterward.

Beyond that, it's a proper Word-style editor (real docx export, pagination, headers and footers), and you can plug in your own AI model (OpenAI, Ollama, whatever you use) plus any other MCP servers you want. Everything runs locally, no account, no cloud sync.

It's free and still early, I'm a solo dev so there will be bugs. Would love feedback from people who actually use Zotero seriously, especially if the citation flow breaks on your library or edge cases I haven't hit yet. (PS: I wanted to opensource it, but unfortunately some licenses of software im using aren't allowing it, but im currently working on a rewrite)

Mac only for now.

greenink.app

Thanks!

u/ogvisit2 — 11 days ago

Built a local first, AI native Word/Notion alternative

Hey,

i built a word/notion alternative with an ai native workflow. It's free, you can plug in your own ai, mcps and skills. The AI can help you continue writing, or understand and edit your document directly. It's all local, so your data stays on your computer (Mac only for now).

It's free. I'm a solo dev so there will probably be some bugs and rough edges. Would really appreciate a DM or comment if you try it out, whether you liked it or not.

https://preview.redd.it/1erg0rhezbih1.png?width=2550&format=png&auto=webp&s=c491f9894eb86123a24c30e24a6a446285a1b8b3

greenink.app

Thanks!

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u/ogvisit2 — 11 days ago

Build an ai native word/notion alternative

Hi,

i build a word/notion alternative with an ai native workflow. Its free, you can plug in your own ai, mcps and skills. The ai can help you continue to write or understand and edit your document directly. And its local so all your data stays on your computer (only on Mac for now). Would be happy if you like to test it out: greenink.app

As I'm a solo developer there might be bugs or improvements, would be great if you send me a dm or comment. Of course if you liked it or it wasn't useful.

Thanks :)

u/ogvisit2 — 12 days ago

Build an ai native word/notion alternative, looking for tester

Hi,

i build a word/notion alternative with an ai native workflow. Its free, you can plug in your own ai and tools, mcps. The ai can help you continue to write or understand and edit your doc directly. And its local so all your data stays on your computer (currently on [Mac). Would be happy if you like to test it out: greenink.app

https://reddit.com/link/1vj9smw/video/m56o0b1wlbih1/player

As I'm a solo developer there might be bugs or improvements, would be great if you send me a dm or comment. Of course if you liked it or it wasn't useful.

Thanks :)

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u/ogvisit2 — 12 days ago

Build an ai native word/notion alternative, looking for tester

Hi, i build a word/notion alternative with an ai native workflow. Its free, you can plug in your own ai and tools, mcps. AI can help continue to write, but also has context of your whole document and can do larger edits. And its local so all your data stays on your computer. Would be happy if you like to test it out: greenink.app (mac only for now)

As i'm a solo developer there might be bugs or improvements, would be great if you send me a dm or comment. Of course if you liked it or it wasn't useful.

Thanks :)

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u/ogvisit2 — 12 days ago

My Agents are looping and wasting my money

When using my agent i encounter a lot of looping. My agents get stuck, try to use a tool a lot of times and burning trough a lot of tokens. I often decide not to run my agents unsupervised by me because that may waste my daily budget in a couple of hours.

I am searching for a solution that fixes that, preventing and automatically solving loops and problems it encounters, to fully "trust" it to run autonomously. I can't really find something that solves that pain so im starting to build my own reliability layer that stop loops, fixes them on the fly, saves it to a db so that in other session the agent already has the solution and can solve it, dont get stuck in loops. Im thinking of building a shared knowledge db where all people can access and contribute to it, to prevent procedural erros in agent use.

Im wondering if anybody has the same problem, if im just using my agents wrong, or if there are models that dont have that symptom. Happy to discuss.

Thanks!

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u/ogvisit2 — 1 month ago
▲ 2 r/Agent_AI+1 crossposts

My Agents are stuck in loops and im trying to find a solution for it

When using hermes i encounter a lot of looping. My agents get stuck, try to use a tool a lot of times and burning trough a lot of tokens. I often decide not to run my agents unsupervised by me because that may waste my daily budget in a couple of hours.

I am searching for a solution that fixes that, preventing and automatically solving loops and problems it encounters, to fully "trust" it to run autonomously. I can't really find something that solves that pain so im starting to build my own reliability layer that stop loops, fixes them on the fly, saves it to a db so that in other session the agent already has the solution and can solve it, dont get stuck in loops. Im thinking of building a shared knowledge db where all people can access and contribute to it, to prevent procedural erros in agent use.

Im wondering if anybody has the same problem, if im just using hermes wrong, or if there are models that dont have that symptom. Happy to discuss.

Thanks!

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u/ogvisit2 — 1 month ago

Do people still really listen to music, or has it become background content?

I’ve been thinking a lot about how different music discovery felt in the early 2000s. Finding a song used to take effort: downloads, forums, blogs, burned CDs, iPods, messy folders, sharing files with friends. It was slower and more annoying, but that friction made the music feel more special and personal to me. I basically had more attachment to it.

Now discovery is technically easier than ever. Spotify, TikTok, YouTube, playlists, algorithms. But I have this feeling that a lot of people are not really “listening” to music in the same way anymore. Music is often just attached to videos, memes, short clips, background noise, or algorithmic playlists.

I’m not saying music is dead. Obviously people still stream a lot. But I wonder whether the ritual around music is disappearing: searching, collecting, sitting with an album, building taste, remembering where you found something.

Does anyone else feel this? Has your relationship with music changed over the last 10–20 years?

And if you still have a deep relationship with music, what keeps that alive for you?

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u/ogvisit2 — 3 months ago