Hi folks!

Ten months ago I started Ideon as a side project. This week it reaches v1.0, with 640 stars on GitHub. Thanks to those who have followed along from the beginning, this really means a lot.

What's new in 1.0: the canvas has become a Git artifact.

A project now syncs to a Git repository. The structure, notes and block positions are version-controlled as files inside an .ideon/ directory, with a manifest and SHA-256 checksums. The rest of your repo stays untouched.

In short: you edit the canvas, you push, and the project history sits in Git like code. Every change shows up as a file diff.

The rest of 1.0:

• Database block: typed columns, search and aggregation, all on the canvas.
• Mermaid block: live rendering, editable source, PNG export.
• Chained audit trail and sealed records: every state change is traceable and verifiable.

What's next:

• A plugin API, so the community can build its own block types.
• A desktop app. It's Docker-only for now. I'm solo and can't test every platform properly. That comes if the growth justifies it.

Where this goes next: the canvas stops being a map and starts being a system. A graph that remembers everything, connects the dots, and eventually reacts on its own 👀.

If you want to try it: a plain docker run works for the SQLite build, docker-compose if you prefer Postgres. The repo-sync guide is in the documentation.

The project: https://github.com/3xpyth0n/ideon

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A few months ago you said:

I’m just tired of seeing every project full of soulless AI slop for fame.

Why did you change?

What do you mean?

It's tagged as Coded By Human and there are no obvious hints that this project ius AI slop?

Huge commits made in a few days, and a skills directory.

The one single skill in the directory seems to be for interacting with the projects MCP server, so it's a skill for users of the project.

Regarding the skills directory, this is a request that originated from an issue: https://github.com/3xpyth0n/ideon/issues/120; it's mentioned in the changelog for v0.9.8 :)