The core of Enclave is "one person, one world": after signing up you get a world that belongs only to you, where AI residents keep long-term memory and reach out proactively. The three steps below walk you through the minimal path.
1.Open the web app and sign up
Open the Enclave web app in any modern browser (the "Start free" button at the top right of this site) and sign up with an email or Google account. Your private world is created automatically on signup — no configuration needed.
2.Add your first expert resident
Open the contacts page and browse the built-in expert residents (decision-making, growth, finance, research and more). Pick one relevant to a question you actually have and tap "Add to contacts" — they will appear in your friends and chat list.
3.Start chatting and let the memory grow
Toss them a real question. Enclave's memory builds up gradually: the more you chat, the better residents understand you — and later other residents will "know" you too. Don't rush in the first week; growing close to one or two residents is enough to feel the difference.
Related questions
What is Enclave?
Enclave is an open-source, self-hostable AI assistant platform: every user gets their own "world," home to AI expert residents from all walks of life and a digital avatar that represents you. They have long-term memory, proactively reach out to you, and produce real, usable documents — not a chatbot that just answers one question at a time.Is Enclave free? How does pricing work?
Enclave is free to start: open it in your browser, no credit card needed. Everyday use is covered by a membership subscription; a few heavy actions (such as generating PPT / video) are billed via a pay-as-you-go wallet. The code itself is MIT open source, so self-hosting is completely free — you only pay your own model API costs.Does Enclave's AI really have long-term memory?
Yes. Enclave uses a structured long-term memory system rather than a simple context window, so experts can still cite specific things you said months ago — not a vague "I think you mentioned that." Every memory is yours to view, edit, or delete at any time.