Frequently asked questions
Straight answers — no OCR promises, no cloud vault fiction, no unlimited tiers.
- Is my vault stored in the cloud?
- No. Your Markdown library lives on your machine in a folder you choose. The web console is for account, billing, and usage — not hosting your notes.
- How does AI chat work?
- On desktop you chat through your Rebel Command account and the API gateway — not by pasting API keys in the browser. Usage is metered in weighted monthly units; you can see limits on the web console.
- Can I use Rebel Command in the browser for chat?
- MVP chat runs in the desktop app. The website handles marketing, sign-up, subscriptions, and usage visibility.
- What about PDFs?
- Text-based PDFs extract to Markdown through classified save. Scanned PDFs without a text layer are not supported — we do not claim OCR. Export uses your rendered preview snapshot.
- Are plans unlimited?
- No. Every tier has a finite monthly quota in units (Flash-style requests weigh less than research-style). Limits and prices are configured in the database, not hard-coded in the app.
- How is Rebel Command related to rebelGlitch?
- Rebel Command is the product — a local-first vault for anyone who ships. rebelGlitch is the parent company focused on AI training for coders and a line of AI edge devices. Same rebel spirit: credentials matter less than what you ship.
- Do you sync my files automatically?
- We do not built-in cloud sync for your vault. You pair Rebel Command with Git, Syncthing, iCloud, or whatever stack you already trust.
- Where do chat threads live?
- Open tabs and drafts persist in local SQLite on desktop until you close a tab or save the thread to the vault as a real .md note. Semantic search indexes vault Markdown — save to vault is the bridge from conversation to memory.
Still deciding?
Start with a free account. Install the desktop app when your platform build is ready.