DOCUMENTATION · PUBLISHED v2.12.2
From download to durable context.
Start with the current published release. The canonical technical documentation is version-pinned so the instructions match the software you can download today.
QUICK START
One local service, connected through MCP.
- Step 1
Download the published installer
Choose the v2.12.2 asset for your operating system. On macOS, extract the ZIP and double-click Install Elefante.command; if asked, Control-click → Open → Open. No administrator access or Terminal command is required. Python 3.11–3.13 is required.
- Step 2
Choose compatible hosts
The published release verifies VS Code, Cursor, Kiro, Gemini CLI, Claude Code, Codex, OpenClaw. Follow the connection mode shown below.
- Step 3
Restart your client
Restart the selected host after installation, then ask the agent to check Elefante’s system status.
LOCAL ARCHITECTURE
The daemon owns the data boundary.
A loopback-only daemon owns storage, concurrency, and provenance. MCP clients connect through local HTTP or a storage-free stdio bridge; they do not become competing database owners.
VERIFIED HOST CLAIMS · v2.12.2