Download Relay for Windows.

• Windows installer

  Download Project Relay Library Setup from the public GitHub Release, choose an install folder, and optionally create a desktop shortcut.

• Portable option

  Use Project Relay Library Portable when you want to run Relay without installing it. The local archive starts blank.

• First launch

  Choose Find my AI conversations. Relay scans metadata first, shows a preview, and waits for your confirmation before copying anything.

• Round-table review

  Open the desktop Review tab, ask a bounded question, select local workers, and inspect their replies and comparison packet before recording any human decision.

• Clone the public repository

  Use the public GitHub repository when you want to inspect the source, run tests, develop the CLI, or build the desktop app yourself. It is not required for ordinary use.

  git clone https://github.com/brendohxd/Project-Relay.git

  Then run cd Project-Relay, npm install, and npm run check.

• Node.js 24 or newer

  Relay targets a current Node LTS line. Confirm with node -v before installing.

• Git and a clean working tree

  Start from a fresh clone of github.com/brendohxd/Project-Relay.

• 1 · Clone

  git clone https://github.com/brendohxd/Project-Relay.git

  Then cd Project-Relay.

• 2 · Install

  npm install

  Installs workspace packages from the published lockfile.

• 3 · Check

  npm run check

  Validates the public surface, schemas, examples, and Pages bundle on a clean tree.

• 4 · Local multipage console

  npm run console

  Serves this site from apps/console (default http://127.0.0.1:4173). Directory routes match GitHub Pages: /status/, /architecture/, /download/, and so on.

• Stdio MCP process

  The local MCP server uses stdio and reads the workspace in RELAY_WORKSPACE (current directory by default). No API keys or OAuth tokens appear in this public config.

  Example client config (paths are placeholders — replace with your absolute paths):

  {
    "mcpServers": {
      "project-relay": {
        "command": "npm",
        "args": ["--prefix", "/absolute/path/to/Project-Relay", "run", "mcp"],
        "env": {
          "RELAY_WORKSPACE": "/absolute/path/to/a/relay-workspace"
        }
      }
    }
  }
  

  Start the process with npm run mcp from the repo root when your client expects a manual launch.

  Client-specific MCP setup lives under docs/clients/ in the repository.

• Inspect fixtures

  Use examples/m1 for the full local remediation loop, or examples/minimal for the smallest M0 kernel fixture.

• Basic setup

  Choose a profile, local workspace name, and whether to start empty or review detected conversations.

• Advanced setup

  Configure workspace purpose, local password unlock, archive defaults, Library modules, and read-only connector discovery. Choose General Archive, Scientific / Research, or AI Tooling & Integration Lab for MCP/plugin and runtime debugging work. Advanced setup can be resumed later.

• Optional tutorial

  Take the guided tour now, skip it, defer it, or reopen it from Settings. The tutorial uses empty-state examples and never imports files.

• Large archives

  Archive now supports bounded pages, model/category filters, select-all-matching, and bulk categorisation. Encrypted AES-256-GCM backups are available locally from Settings; standard local storage is not automatically encrypted.

Read the desktop user guide in the repository.

• Publication boundary

  docs/PUBLICATION_BOUNDARY.md - what must never enter a public export or transcript archive.

• Protocol

  docs/PROTOCOL.md — decision gates, evidence, and review rules.