As AI advances, its ability to optimize our lives grows — but only as fast as the data behind it. The missing piece isn't intelligence, it's context.
Bessel is a personal life dashboard that aggregates data across all domains of your life: finances, health, fitness, travel, habits, and more. The goal is a single place where your data lives, so AI has the full picture it needs to actually understand your life and surface meaningful ways to improve it.
- Backend: Python / FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Redis
- Frontend: TypeScript / TanStack Start
- Workers: Dramatiq background jobs
See CLAUDE.md for architecture overview and development commands.
The macOS build isn't code-signed or notarized, so Gatekeeper will refuse to open it and say "Bessel is damaged and can't be opened, you should move it to the Trash". The app isn't actually damaged — macOS just shows this for any unsigned app downloaded via a browser. To open it, clear the quarantine flag after installing:
xattr -cr /Applications/Bessel.appThe Windows build isn't code-signed either, so SmartScreen will show "Windows protected your PC" on first launch. Click More info → Run anyway to proceed.