gulaq — your AI and workspace vault
Chrome ExtensionTauri DesktopLocal-First

gulaq

Your browser workspace and AI conversation vault.

Save browser sessions. Capture AI chats from 5 platforms. Search everything locally. The complete core stays free forever; Pro adds connected intelligence.

5AI Platforms
1-ClickSave & Restore
100%On Your Machine
FreeCore, Forever

System Architecture

Open architecture. Closed to the cloud.

Every component runs locally. From capture to storage, nothing leaves your machine.

gulaq system architecture — Chrome Extension to Native Messaging to Desktop Vault to Local SSD

Three Phases

One tool. Complete control.

01
Phase 1Available

Workspace Manager

Snapshot your entire browser context — windows, tabs, tab groups, pinned states, and window geometry. Restore with one click. Manage up to 500 workspaces × 500 tabs.

  • Save current window, all windows, or single tab
  • Restore in new window or merge into current
  • Tab groups with color & collapse state preserved
  • Window geometry (size, position, maximized)
  • Preview workspace before restoring
  • Save & Close to free RAM without losing context
02
Phase 2Available

AI Chat Vault

Capture full AI conversations from 5 platforms and store them in browser-local storage. Search, filter, rename, export, and re-use past conversations instantly.

  • ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot
  • Quick, Guided, and Auto capture modes
  • 0–100 completeness scoring per capture
  • Export to JSON or Markdown
  • Transfer prompts to re-use in any AI
  • Attach chats to workspaces
03
Phase 3Available

Desktop Vault

Unlimited local storage via a Rust native host and Tauri desktop app. SQLite WAL + FTS5 full-text search. Backups, atomic writes — all 100% offline.

  • SSD-backed SQLite vault (50,000+ chats tested)
  • FTS5 full-text search with snippets and ranking
  • ZIP backups with point-in-time snapshots
  • Offline queue with automatic FIFO replay
  • Workspace bundles (export workspace + chats)
  • Atomic writes: temp → fsync → rename

Security Model

Privacy isn’t a feature. It’s the architecture.

6 Chrome Permissions Only

tabs, tabGroups, windows, storage, clipboardWrite, nativeMessaging. No broad host permissions. No webRequest.

Zero Outbound Requests

The vault makes no network calls. Your conversations never touch the internet.

No Cookie Capture

Technically impossible by design — missing permissions prevent any auth token or cookie access.

XSS Prevention Built-In

All user strings HTML-escaped. contentHtml stripped before native messaging and disk write.

Scoped Content Scripts

Content scripts run only on 6 supported AI platform origins — explicit allowlist, nothing broader.

Source of Truth on Disk

The SSD vault is authoritative. chrome.storage.local is only a write-through fallback cache.

Simple Pricing

The core is free forever. Pro makes it connected.

Keep every feature you already use at no cost. Upgrade only when you want Project Brain and portable agent work environments.

Free Forever

gulaq Core

$0forever

Today’s complete core functionality will not be moved behind Pro.

  • Save and restore browser workspaces
  • Capture chats from 5 supported AI platforms
  • Local SQLite vault and full-text search
  • JSON and Markdown exports
  • Workspace bundles and local backups
  • All current core functionality, forever
Install Free
Advanced intelligence
Coming Soon

gulaq Pro

$4USD / month

Build a connected memory from your conversations and carry complete agent-ready environments between projects.

Project Brain

Connect conversations into living knowledge graphs, trace topic threads across chats, and see how ideas evolve.

Ask Your Conversations

Ask questions across a Brain with local-first retrieval, saved summaries, and a clear “where you left off” view.

Work Environments

Save complete tool, skill, agent, instruction, and repository environments as reusable local collections.

One-click IDE Transfer

Copy or import an entire working environment in one action, including individual tools and reusable agent resources.

GitHub Environment Import

Bring agent-ready repositories into your environment library directly from GitHub and preview every captured item.

New Pro Intelligence

Receive future advanced knowledge, automation, and environment-portability features while the core remains free.

gulaq Pro — Coming Soon

Planned price: $4 USD billed monthly. Cancel anytime after launch. A 14-day refund window will apply to the first Pro payment. Secure checkout and tax handling will be provided by Lemon Squeezy.

What you are buyingAfter launch, a recurring license for the Pro features listed above—not the free core application.
DeliveryAfter launch, Pro access will be applied to your gulaq account after successful checkout.
Manage subscriptionAfter launch, use the Lemon Squeezy customer portal to update billing or cancel anytime.

The Team

The people building gulaq

A small team obsessed with preserving your context and shipping tools worth keeping.

Bilal Ahmad, Co-Founder & CTO

Bilal Ahmad

Co-Founder & CTO

Architecting gulaq's local-first vault, sync, and AI capture engine.

Ammar Zahid, Co-Founder & CMO

Ammar Zahid

Co-Founder & CMO

Bringing gulaq to the builders, creators, and teams who need it.

Get Started

Install in minutes

The Chrome extension and desktop vault are free to install. Core functionality stays free forever; Pro is an optional upgrade.

1

Add the Chrome Extension

Install gulaq from the Chrome Web Store and pin it. The side panel becomes your workspace manager and AI chat-capture hub — no developer mode, no manual loading.

2

Install the Desktop Vault

Download the gulaq desktop installer for your OS and run it like any other app. It hosts your local SQLite vault on your SSD, with FTS5 full-text search, backups, and a timeline view.

3

Sign In & Start Saving

Open the side panel and sign in. The extension links to your desktop vault automatically over a secure local connection — then save browser workspaces and capture AI chats, all stored locally.