Hillnote overview: local AI, Markdown and Claude Code

Rajat introduces Hillnote as a local-first Markdown editor with built-in AI. The demonstration uses workspaces stored as folders on his Mac. He shows local models generating a short poem and describes grammar correction and quick drafting as local tasks. A separate chat uses Claude Haiku, with a built-in MCP server that he says gives the model tools to edit workspace files.

The overview covers PDF viewing beside a document and embedded HTML tools, including a custom color picker. Kanban task items are individual Markdown files; the board itself is JSON. Rajat asks a local model what to work on next using the task list as context.

For coding assistant workflows, he opens the same workspace in Cursor and demonstrates Claude Code writing a document through Hillnote's CLI panel. Comments stay inside Markdown files. He uses Google Drive for collaboration and describes an npm publishing tool for turning workspace content into documentation or blog posts. Local storage and offline editing do not make the demonstrated external AI and sync services local.

The video was uploaded on December 15, 2025; no recording date or Hillnote version is supplied. In the recording, Rajat says Mac support is available and Windows support is forthcoming. The supplied description later states that both platforms are available, but gives no update date.