ShardStitch vs Citenook

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ShardStitch compared with Citenook
Detail	ShardStitch	Citenook
What it does	Local-first AI coding memory and recovery for Claude, Cursor, Codex, Gemini, and more	Private AI for Mac that answers questions from your own files with exact source citations
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	IN
Pricing model	Paid	Freemium
Pricing	$49 one-time lifetime license, no subscription or recurring fees, Windows/macOS/Linux desktop apps included	Free for 30 days with all features. Then Standard $9.99/month or $79/year; Pro $19.99/month or $149/year; Pro+ $29.99/month or $229/year. Billed in US dollars.
Key features	Session recovery across 31 AI coding tools including Claude, Cursor, Codex, Gemini, Cline, Devin, Windsurf, and more Git-aware state tracking with branch, diff, changed files, and recent commits Dependency graph showing file relationships and god-node detection 49 MCP tools callable directly from Claude Code, Cursor, Devin, and Windsurf Session Vault for local recovery history after crashes and outages Zero telemetry with local recovery and optional explicit exports only Hivy on-device intelligence for context trimming and drift detection Windows, macOS, and Linux desktop apps with CLI and VS Code/Cursor extension Council 12-agent review layer for risky handoffs to surface stale assumptions	Support for multiple file types including PDF, Word, Excel, text, Markdown, Apple Notes, Obsidian, web pages, YouTube and recordings
What makes it different	Recovers from disk state without needing the old session alive, unlike transcript-based approaches Works after the session ends or is locked out, unlike /compact or /handoff skills Formats for 31 AI tools instead of locking you into one platform Local-first with zero telemetry and no cloud sync unless explicitly configured	Every answer shows the exact sentence and page number it came from Works completely offline with no internet connection required No account needed when using models on your Mac, no tracking or analytics Preview exactly what will be sent to online AI services before it goes
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	8 no change since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	5	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	20	11
Referring domains (Majestic)	24	1

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