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aniongithub edited this page May 19, 2026 · 1 revision

title: Quickstart type: guide

Quickstart

Get mind-map running in 30 seconds.

Install

Linux / macOS:

curl -sSL https://aniongithub.github.io/mind-map/install.sh | bash

Windows (PowerShell):

iwr -useb https://aniongithub.github.io/mind-map/install.ps1 | iex

Both scripts drop a single binary into ~/.local/bin/mind-map (or %USERPROFILE%\bin\mind-map.exe). See design/lightweight for what 38 MB buys you.

Run

mind-map serve

Open http://localhost:4242. You're looking at the architecture/web-ui for an empty wiki at ~/.mind-map/wiki.

Create a page

Click anywhere in the sidebar index, or directly create a file:

echo "# Hello" > ~/.mind-map/wiki/hello.md

Refresh — there's hello in the sidebar. Try editing it in the browser.

Use concepts/wikilinks

Edit a page and add [[hello]] somewhere. Save. Click the link. Open hello and look at the Linked from panel — your first concepts/backlinks.

Wire up an AI agent

Add this to your agent's MCP config (Claude Desktop, Copilot, etc.):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mind-map": {
      "command": "mind-map",
      "args": ["serve", "--stdio", "--dir", "/home/you/.mind-map/wiki"]
    }
  }
}

The agent now has agents/mcp-tools for reading and writing your wiki.

Next

Clone this wiki locally