Allourthings

AllOurThings

Your things, understood by AI.

AllOurThings is an inventory system that works the way you do. Catalog anything you like from your home appliances to your Pokémon cards — then ask plain-English questions and get instant answers.

Website: allourthings.io

Packages

Quick start

Desktop only. Requires macOS, Windows, or Linux with Claude Desktop or another MCP-compatible client.

1. Add to Claude Desktop

Edit ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):

{  "mcpServers": {    "allourthings": {      "command": "npx",      "args": ["-y", "@allourthings/mcp-server", "--data-dir", "~/Documents/AllOurThings"]    }  }}

Restart Claude Desktop. Your inventory vault will be created automatically on first use.

2. Start asking questions

• "Add my Bosch washing machine, bought from John Lewis for £649 in January 2024 with a 2-year warranty"
• "What appliances do I own?"
• "What's in the kitchen?"
• "When does my TV warranty expire?"
• "Search for anything Samsung"
• "How much have I spent on electronics?"

How it works

The MCP server exposes your inventory to any MCP-compatible AI client via 11 tools:

Failures return isError: true with a message. See the MCP server README for parameters, validation rules and configuration.

Data

Vault structure

Your inventory lives in a vault — a plain directory on your filesystem. Each item gets its own folder:

~/Documents/AllOurThings/  items/    dyson-v15-detect-a1b2c3d4/      item.json      manual.pdf      receipt.jpg    samsung-65-qled-tv-b5c6d7e8/      item.json      warranty.pdf

Attachments (manuals, receipts, photos) sit alongside the item JSON. You can browse and edit the vault directly in Finder or File Explorer.

Item schema

Every item has required fields (id, name, created_at, updated_at) and well-known optional fields:

category subcategory brand model purchase_date purchase_price currency warranty_expires retailer location features notes tags attachments

The attachments field links PDFs and images stored in the item's folder:

{  "attachments": [    { "filename": "manual.pdf",  "type": "manual"   },    { "filename": "receipt.jpg", "type": "receipt"  },    { "filename": "photo.jpg",   "type": "photo"    }  ]}

You can also add any custom fields you like — they are preserved as-is.

CLI

A standalone terminal tool for power users and scripting. Works on macOS, Windows, and Linux. No AI client required.

# Run without installingnpx @allourthings/cli list
# Or install globallynpm install -g @allourthings/cli

Commands

allourthings init                                    # choose your vault folder (run once)allourthings search <query>                          # search field valuesallourthings list [-c <category>] [-s <subcategory>] [-t <tag>]allourthings get <id-or-name>                        # show full item detailallourthings add <name> [options]                    # add a new itemallourthings update <id> [options]                   # update fields; --unset to clearallourthings delete <id>                             # delete an item (asks to confirm)allourthings attach add|url|get|rm ...               # manage attachments

Add --json for machine-readable output. See the CLI README for every option.

Examples

# Add an itemallourthings add "Bosch Washing Machine" --brand Bosch --model "WGG244A9GB" \  --category appliance --location kitchen \  --purchase-date 2024-01-15 --price 649 --currency GBP \  --warranty 2026-01-15 --retailer "John Lewis"
# Search and pipe to jqallourthings search "warranty" --json | jq '[.[] | {name, warranty_expires}]'
# Attach a manualallourthings attach add 6164c373 ~/Downloads/bosch-manual.pdf --label "User manual"
# Update a fieldallourthings update 6164c373 --warranty 2027-01-15
# Use a custom data directoryallourthings --data-dir ~/Dropbox/AllOurThings list

Development

Prerequisites

• Bun — brew install bun
• Task — brew install go-task

Install dependencies

bun install

Tasks

All tasks use ./dev-vault by default. Override with DATA_DIR=/your/path task <command>.

License

MIT — see LICENSE.