## Watch how it works
See how Meridian turns a day of screen activity into a timeline, a daily summary, and updated tickets, without anything typed in by hand.
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5cc26036-3842-4748-85c8-097a8b71f20d
## Meridian automatically reconstructs your day
Meridian rebuilds your day from what actually happened on screen, so you can scrub back through it like a recording instead of trying to remember.
## Your Day, Summarised
At the end of the day, Meridian tells you what you actually got done, what pulled you off plan, and hands you a standup already written and ready to paste into Jira.
## Your Worklog Updates, Drafted for You
Meridian writes your worklog update and gets it ready to post. You just review it and hit send.
## Questions Meridian Already Answers
| You ask | What Meridian does |
|---|---|
| "What did I actually do on this ticket?" | Drafts the update from what you actually did, ready to post. |
| "What was I even working on three months ago today?" | Saves every day as it happens, so you can pull any of them back up. |
| "What did I get done yesterday?" | Writes your standup overnight from what you actually did. |
| "Why did this take five days when we estimated two?" | Logs what actually happened, so you can see exactly where the estimate went wrong. |
| "Where does my time actually go?" | Tracks where every hour actually went, so you're looking at data, not a guess. |
## Privacy
Your activity stays in one encrypted database on your machine. Analysis runs through whichever AI provider you connect, and only what a summary needs is sent to it. Diagnostics are opt-out and stripped of anything identifying before they ever leave your device.
## System Requirements
| | |
|---|---|
| **Platform** | macOS (Apple Silicon only, Intel is not supported) or Windows 10/11 |
| **CPU** | 5 to 10% average, running quietly in the background |
| **Memory** | 0.5 to 3 GB |
| **Storage** | About 20 GB a month, older capture is pruned automatically after 30 days |
| **Database** | Encrypted at rest |
## Build from Source
**Requirements:** macOS (Apple Silicon or Intel) or Windows 10/11, [Rust 1.93.1](https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install) (pinned via `rust-toolchain.toml`, installs automatically), Node 20+, and [bun](https://bun.sh).
```bash
git clone https://github.com/Meridiona/meridian
cd meridian
cp .env.example .env
bash install-dev.sh # builds all dependencies
bash scripts/setup-hooks.sh # install git hooks, run this before your first commit
bash dev-start.sh # starts the daemon and the tray in watch mode
```
`dev-start.sh` opens two terminal windows, the Rust daemon and the Tauri tray, both of which rebuild automatically when you save a file. Capture runs in-process inside the tray, so nothing else needs to be installed or registered separately.
Full setup details, including how to reset onboarding, re-download the embedder, and the exact checks CI runs before a pull request, are in **[CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md)**.
## Contributing
See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for guidelines, maintainers, and how to submit PRs.
Thanks to all contributors:
## License
Meridian is licensed under the MIT License.
