Gloss launches open-source AI reader

Gloss’s strongest idea is placing AI assistance beside the source instead of hiding it in a separate chatbot. Its local-first architecture and MCP support also make it unusually relevant to developers building personal knowledge workflows.

• –Inline citations keep answers tied to the original paragraphs
• –Browser-based PDF parsing supports technical documents and research papers
• –MCP tools let agents save, search, and organize reading material
• –Local storage works without an account, while Clerk and Neon enable optional sync
• –Together AI and Exa provide model inference and web search behind the reading experience