Tessera FAQs

Question 1

What are 'Voice Fingerprint' and 'Audience Persona' features?

Accepted Answer

'Voice Fingerprint' analyzes your past writing style to ensure AI rewrites match your unique tone and vocabulary, preventing generic AI output. 'Audience Persona' allows you to define a target reader for each note (e.g., 'technical peer,' 'general audience'), prompting AI to adjust its language and tone accordingly.

Question 2

What is Tessera?

Accepted Answer

Tessera is a local-first note-taking application designed for private knowledge management. It integrates AI as a collaborative CRDT peer, allowing users to write alongside AI while maintaining full control over their content and preserving their unique writing style.

Question 3

How does AI function as a CRDT peer in Tessera?

Accepted Answer

In Tessera, AI edits are applied as CRDT (Conflict-Free Replicated Data Type) transactions with distinct origin tags. This enables seamless, simultaneous editing without conflicts, real-time inline diff review of AI changes, block-level locking to protect specific content, and the ability to undo all AI modifications at once.

Question 4

Can I sync my notes across multiple devices with Tessera?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Tessera supports optional multi-device synchronization. You can connect your own y-websocket server to keep your notes in sync across all your devices, offering the convenience of cloud-like access while maintaining local-first control over your data.

Question 5

Is my data private and stored locally?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Tessera is built on a local-first, privacy-first architecture. All your data, including notes, is stored entirely on your machine using Yjs and SQLite. AI API calls require explicit user consent, ensuring no cloud dependency or unauthorized data sharing.

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