Aleph

number one · spring edition

The Aleph.

“A point in space that contains all other points — everything visible from every angle, without confusion of any kind.”— Jorge Luis Borges, 1945


Aleph is a knowledge wiki built for the age of automated reading. Start from a library of reference texts; add your own documents and papers; receive a structured, confidence-scored knowledge base that maps its own disagreements and traces every claim back to a source. Connect it to the tools you already use.

fig. i — a hexagonal gallery

article i · the premise

An intelligent tool is only as good as what it has been given to read.


Paste a few documents into a chat and the model treats them alike. A peer-reviewed textbook counts the same as a blog post; when sources contradict each other the model picks one at random, or worse, blends them into something neither actually said. It will never mention that its knowledge, here, is thin.

Aleph takes the opposite approach. It begins with the materials a scholar would reach for — textbooks, primary sources, the kind you find on a university reading list — and layers your own documents on top. The result is a knowledge base where every claim is scored, every disagreement is mapped, and every answer traces back to sources you can actually consult.

article ii · the method

Three movements,
library to knowledge base.

imovement 1

Browse the library

Start with a curated collection of textbooks, reference works, and primary sources — philosophy, cognitive science, game theory, literature, economics. A university reading list you can pull from.

iimovement 2

Add your own materials

Upload PDFs, papers, and notes. Paste links. Your materials are woven into the library's holdings — scored for reliability, mapped where they disagree, anchored to their sources.

iiimovement 3

Use it everywhere

Connect your wiki to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client. Ask questions and get answers grounded in real sources — every claim cited, every disagreement flagged.


article iii · the distinction

Not another chatbot that
skims your documents.

Most tools drop your files into a search index and hope for the best. Aleph begins with real reference material and builds structure — the kind that survives when you push against it.

01

Depth, not guesses

The foundation is real reference material, not a scraped pile of web pages. Layer your own research on top. The result is a knowledge base with foundations you can actually push against.

02

Disagreements, not consensus theatre

When serious sources disagree — and they often do — Aleph does not quietly pick a winner. Both positions are mapped with their supporting evidence. You see the shape of the argument, not the punch-line.

03

Every claim traced home

Nothing appears from thin air. Every sentence links back to the chapter, paper, or document it came from. You can always consult the original.

04

It knows what it does not know

Your wiki reports where its coverage is thin or its sources weak. You know exactly which text to add or which paper to upload next.


article iv · the correspondences

Where the wiki speaks.

Aleph connects to any client that supports MCP — the open standard for giving AI access to live data. No new application to install; no extra tab to mind.

  1. Claude DesktopConversations grounded in your materials; every source cited.
  2. CursorInternal docs, API specs, and standards — available to your coding assistant.
  3. WindsurfSame wiki, same endpoint, different editor.
  4. ZedPair programming with the bibliography at hand.
  5. Any MCP clientOne open standard. Your wiki works the same everywhere.
article v · the ledger

Two ways to acquire.

Library access is included with either. Pay once to build a wiki from the library plus your documents; subscribe for a hosted connection you can query from any tool.

verso

Wiki Build

From $5 · one-time

Upload your documents, receive an estimate, pay once. The wiki is yours — download the files at any moment.

Reliability scores on every topicincluded
Disagreements between sources mapped honestlyincluded
Every claim traced to the original documentincluded
Export as plain files anytime — you own itincluded
Request an estimate
recto — recommended
sole hosted tier

Hosted MCP

$20 / month

Your knowledge base hosted and kept in sync. Query from inside Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client. Includes re-ingest as you add material.

Everything in Wiki Syncincluded
Query your knowledge base from inside Claude, Cursor, or any MCP toolincluded
Always-on connection — ask questions anytime, get sourced answersincluded
We handle hosting, uptime, and updatesincluded
Begin enrollment

Wiki Sync is also available, stand-alone, at $15 a month. Bespoke builds on request.

article vi · ownership

You own all of it.
Export at any time.


Your wiki is a folder of readable files — Markdown pages and a knowledge graph. Library passages, your uploads, the lot. Every plan includes export. Download it and use it however you like: Claude Projects, a custom GPT, your own system. Nothing is locked inside our platform.

your-wiki/
├── wiki/
│   ├── graph.json
│   ├── concepts/
│   │   └── transformer_architecture.md
│   ├── positions/
│   │   └── intermittent_fasting.md
│   └── entities/
│       └── geoffrey_hinton.md
├── sources.json
└── metadata.json
article vii · questions asked

Questions, answered plainly.

  1. What is the library?

    A curated collection of textbooks, reference works, and primary sources across a range of subjects — philosophy, cognitive science, game theory, economics, literature, mathematics. Think of it as a university reading list you can draw from. We expand it continuously, and you can request additions.

  2. How is this different from pasting documents into Claude?

    Pasted into a chat, every document counts the same — a peer-reviewed study and a blog post receive equal weight. Aleph builds structured knowledge instead: reliability scored, conflicts mapped, every claim anchored. The model consults organized knowledge rather than a wall of text.

  3. Must I use the library texts, or can I use only my own material?

    Entirely your call. The library provides depth that is hard to build from scratch, but you may skip it and work only from your own uploads, or begin with library holdings and add materials later.

  4. What happens when sources disagree?

    Instead of choosing one side, Aleph maps both positions with their evidence and flags the conflict. When your question touches a disagreement, you see both arguments and the strength of each — not a false consensus.

  5. Does it work with tools other than Claude?

    Aleph speaks MCP, the open standard supported by Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Zed, and a growing list of clients. If your tool supports MCP, it supports Aleph. You may also export the wiki as plain files and use it anywhere.

  6. What do I receive?

    A structured wiki: Markdown pages organised by topic (concepts, entities, positions), a knowledge graph tracing connections, reliability scores, and a source manifest. Browse it, export it, or query it live from your AI tools.

  7. May I cancel and export at any time?

    Yes to both. Every plan includes full export — your wiki as a folder of Markdown plus a graph.json. Cancel the subscription and you keep everything. No lock-in, no exit fee.

appendix a

For developers, in brief.

Configuration, tool surface, and compatibility. Five tools; one endpoint.

Connect in a line

Add the following to your Claude Desktop or Cursor configuration. That is the whole ceremony.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "my-knowledge-wiki": {
      "url": "https://aleph.lobstercollege.com/api/mcp/your-wiki-slug"
    }
  }
}

The five tools

  1. query(question)

    Search the wiki. Returns relevant pages with confidence scores, source attribution, and tension flags.

  2. get_tensions(topic)

    Find disagreements. Returns the structured conflicts between sources on a given topic.

  3. get_page(path)

    Retrieve a full wiki page — metadata, markdown body, confidence, sources, and links.

  4. list_sources()

    The source manifest with trust scores — study design, recency, rigour.

  5. suggest_gaps(topic?)

    Find where coverage is thin or uncertain. Know exactly what to upload next.

Compatible with Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Zed, and any MCP client. Export and host it yourself if you prefer.

A library of reference,
your research on top,
one wiki that holds up.

Browse the holdings. Add your sources. Get a knowledge base that scores reliability, maps disagreement, and speaks to the tools you already use.

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