/the story
dummy_finder turns your local files into a searchable brain using gemini embeddings and chromadb drop any photo, pdf, audio, video or code file and search it in plain english. a native macos app watches your folders and auto embeds new files the moment they land. your data stays local, your search finally works.
i built this because i was tired of losing things i knew i had a screenshot from six months ago, that pdf someone sent me, a voice note i recorded while driving. spotlight doesn't cut it when you can't remember the filename. so i taught my mac to understand what's in the files, not just what they're called.
gemini embeddings convert every file into a semantic fingerprint. chromadb stores and retrieves those fingerprints at vector speed. a native menu bar app watches folders with fsevents and embeds new files the instant they appear. you type what you're looking for, and it surfaces the right file even if you describe it completely wrong.