---
title: "vela"
type: "tool"
slug: "heider-x-vela"
canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/tools/heider-x-vela"
github_url: "https://github.com/heider-x/vela"
homepage_url: "https://github.com/heider-x/vela"
stars: 458
forks: 122
primary_language: "TypeScript"
license: "GPL-3.0"
archived: false
categories: ["llm-frameworks"]
tags: ["ai-tool", "ai-writing", "creative-writing", "desktop-app", "electron", "local-llm", "novel-writing", "rag"]
updated_at: "2026-07-15T10:59:26.604985+00:00"
---

# vela

> AI-powered IDE for novel writing, local LLM + RAG, privacy-first, BYOK. For web fiction authors and creative writers.

AI-powered IDE for novel writing, local LLM + RAG, privacy-first, BYOK. For web fiction authors and creative writers.

## Facts

- Repository: https://github.com/heider-x/vela
- Homepage: https://github.com/heider-x/vela
- Stars: 458 · Forks: 122 · Open issues: 12 · Watchers: 3
- Primary language: TypeScript
- License: GPL-3.0
- Last pushed: 2026-07-13T00:54:26+00:00

## Trust & health

_Signals computed from public GitHub metadata. Not a security guarantee._

- Maintenance: Very active (computed 2026-07-15T10:59:25.378Z)
- Security scan: No lockfile (0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium, 0 low) · last scan 2026-07-15T10:59:25.733Z
- Full report: [trust report](/tools/heider-x-vela/trust.md) · [JSON](https://www.graphcanon.com/api/graphcanon/tools/heider-x-vela/trust)

## Categories

- [LLM Frameworks](/categories/llm-frameworks.md)

## Tags

ai-tool, ai-writing, creative-writing, desktop-app, electron, local-llm, novel-writing, rag

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**Machine-readable endpoints**

- JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/tools/heider-x-vela`](/api/graphcanon/tools/heider-x-vela)
- LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt)
- Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt)

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