Getting Started
Vexlynk is a desktop app where your real data lives in a workspace, and an AI agent that can read that workspace works alongside you. This page takes you from download to a board you can actually use.
Install
Section titled “Install”Vexlynk runs on Windows and macOS. Download from vexlynk.app/experience.
| Platform | Which build |
|---|---|
| Windows 10 / 11 | Download for Windows |
| Mac — Apple Silicon (M1 and later) | Apple Silicon build |
| Mac — Intel | Intel build |
If you’re unsure which Mac you have, go to Apple menu → About This Mac — it will say Apple M1/M2/M3 (Apple Silicon) or Intel.
Windows will show a warning
Section titled “Windows will show a warning”The Windows installer is not code-signed yet, so SmartScreen shows “Windows protected your PC” the first time you run it. To continue, click More info → Run anyway.
We would rather tell you this than have you discover it and assume something is wrong. Code signing requires a certificate tied to a registered company, which is in progress. The macOS builds are signed and notarised by Apple, so they install without warnings.
First launch
Section titled “First launch”Vexlynk opens to a sign-in screen. You need an account — create one at vexlynk.app/signup if you do not have one.
Signing in does two things: it unlocks the app, and it connects you to the hosted AI that powers the agent. Your session is stored encrypted on your machine, so you stay signed in between launches.
What you are looking at
Section titled “What you are looking at”The workspace is the main working area. It is a spatial board rather than a list — you place things where they make sense to you, and they stay there.
Down the left is the rail, which groups everything you can add or open:
| Group | What it holds |
|---|---|
| Board, Text, Card, Column, Media, Shape | The building blocks you place directly in the workspace |
| Tools | Utilities that act on what is already there |
| Sources | Your connected data — see Connecting Sources |
| Flows | Connections between cards |
| Extensions | Larger surfaces that open in their own window |
| Marketplace | Where you install Vlynks and additional sources |
A card is one unit of content in the workspace. Some cards you write yourself; others are produced by a source and update on their own.
What ships installed
Section titled “What ships installed”A new install arrives with four packages already present:
- Institutional Memory — the Vlynk that remembers context across your boards
- RSS Web Signal Scraper
- YouTube Data — My Channel
- YouTube Analytics — My Channel
One thing to be clear about: those three sources are installed but not connected. They appear in your Sources panel needing configuration, and produce nothing until you authorise them. Installing is not connecting.
Everything else — the other sources and the other ten Vlynks — is opt-in from the Marketplace. Vexlynk deliberately does not fill your board with things you did not ask for.
Your first source
Section titled “Your first source”Connecting one source is the fastest way to see what Vexlynk does, because the workspace stays abstract until real data lands on it. Google Calendar is the clearest first one: Connecting Sources walks through it end to end.
Where your data lives
Section titled “Where your data lives”Vexlynk is local-first. Your boards and cards are stored on your own machine, and the app works without a network connection for everything that does not need one.
Sync is opt-in and off by default on every plan. It is a Plus and Pro feature — on the Free plan it cannot be switched on. Nothing leaves your machine because you forgot to check a box.
The exceptions are unavoidable and specific: connecting a source talks to that service, and asking the agent a question sends the relevant context to the hosted AI. Both happen only when you do them.
Updates
Section titled “Updates”macOS updates itself. Vexlynk checks on launch and every four hours, downloads in the background, and shows a quiet banner with a Restart to update button. Nothing restarts without you clicking it, and dismissing the banner just means it asks again the next day.
Windows does not auto-update yet. The updater downloads the new version and then refuses to install it, because it cannot verify a signature that does not exist. Until code signing is in place, update on Windows by downloading the installer again and running it — your boards and settings are kept.
- Connecting Sources — get real data into the workspace
- Using the AI Agent — ask questions about what is on your board
- Vlynks — intelligence modules the agent consults