Can a cheap model install and use TayHCode/vault-kit?

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Works on some setups

README claims checked out on 5 recorded setups. Other recorded outcomes appear below; untested combinations remain unknown.

Answers apply to each recorded setup, revision and operation. Earlier observations remain in Run details.

Works with my model and platform?
PlatformHaikuLuna
Linuxyespartly checked
Windowsyesyes
macOSyesyes

Linux / Haiku 5.5: yes · Oct 22, 2026 · 4e599951d9bb · claude-code / 2.1.300 (Claude Code)
Recorded operation: python3 vault_kit.py --username '' --transcripts examples/transcripts --output.coldpass/probe-vault

Linux / Luna: partly checked · Oct 22, 2026 · 4e599951d9bb · codex / codex-cli 0.163.0
Recorded operation: python3 vault_kit.py --username '' --transcripts examples/transcripts --output.coldpass/replay-vault

Windows / Haiku 5.5: yes · Oct 22, 2026 · 4e599951d9bb · claude-code / 2.1.300 (Claude Code)
Recorded operation: 'C:\coldpass\python\python.exe' vault_kit.py search sample --vault./QuickstartVault

Windows / Luna: yes · Oct 22, 2026 · 4e599951d9bb · codex / codex-cli 0.163.0
Recorded operation: 'C:\coldpass\python\python.exe' vault_kit.py search checklist --vault./QuickstartVault

macOS / Haiku 5.5: yes · Oct 22, 2026 · 4e599951d9bb · claude-code / 2.1.300 (Claude Code)
Recorded operation: /opt/homebrew/bin/python3 vault_kit.py --username '' --transcripts examples/transcripts --output <guest-path>

macOS / Luna: yes · Oct 22, 2026 · 4e599951d9bb · codex / codex-cli 0.163.0
Recorded operation: /opt/homebrew/bin/python3 vault_kit.py --username '' --transcripts examples/transcripts --output <guest-path>

Does what it says
2 of 2 claims checked out
  • Builds an offline vault from the bundled transcripts with no packages to install: Real input produced the expected result: (1 projects, 2 sessions)

    Source: Python 3.9 or newer is all you need; there are no packages to install.

    Input: examples/transcripts with empty username, fresh output folder

    Expected: vault built with 1 project and 2 sessions

    Command: /opt/homebrew/bin/python3 vault_kit.py --username '' --transcripts examples/transcripts --output <guest-path>

    Observed: (1 projects, 2 sessions)

  • Searches the built vault from a terminal and prints the matching note line: Real input produced the expected result: Find the offline search command.

    Source: Search the vault from a terminal:

    Input: search term in the QuickstartVault built by the README quickstart

    Expected: matching conversation line printed

    Command: /opt/homebrew/bin/python3 vault_kit.py search 'Find the offline search command' --vault <guest-path>

    Observed: Find the offline search command.

MCP
No
Local or hosted
local
Local: runs on your machine
Needs keys or browser
None seen
Maintained
Maintained
actively maintained: last commit 6 days ago; 2 commits and 1 merged PRs in 90 days; 0 open issues, 0 open PRs; no releases

Last commit Oct 15, 2026

Setup time
1 min 38 s
1 min 38 s to a working result
Issue
none found in confirmed setups
Examples
2 of 2 ran as expected
  • Offline quickstart from the repository root builds a vault from the bundled transcripts: command completed successfully

    Source: README.md Quickstart: For an offline example from the repository root

    Input: --username '' --transcripts examples/transcripts --output fresh .coldpass/vaults/example-vault

    Expected: vault built with 1 project and 2 sessions

    Command: /opt/homebrew/bin/python3 vault_kit.py --username '' --transcripts examples/transcripts --output <guest-path>

    Observed: Built vault at /private<guest-path> (1 projects, 2 sessions)

  • Offline unit tests pass: command completed successfully

    Source: CONTRIBUTING.md

    Input: tests directory via unittest discover

    Expected: all tests run and pass

    Command: /opt/homebrew/bin/python3 -m unittest discover -s tests

    Observed: t vault at /private<guest-path> (1 projects, 1 sessions) Built vault at /private<guest-path> (1 projects, 1 sessions) Built vault at /private<guest-path> (1 projects, 1 sessions) Built vault at /private<guest-path> (1 projects, 1 sessions) Built vault at /private<guest-path> (1 projects, 1 sessions) ........... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Ran 11 tests in 0.024s OK

Evidence
README behavior checked
Agent interfaces
CLI
CLI

Observed interfaces were exercised by the checker. Documentation alone does not confirm compatibility.

Tested with
Claude Code / Haiku 5.5
  • macOS: Claude Code / Haiku 5.5 · agent 2.1.300 (Claude Code) · Checked operation passed · Oct 22, 2026 on 4e599951d9bb

Each entry describes its recorded operation and source revision. Other agent clients were not tested.

Safety
No sign of malicious behavior found in these checks

No problems traced to this repository code in these checks; a short run cannot prove safety.

Full event, path and process lists for each observed setup:

Haiku 5.5 (claude-haiku-5-5)

Checked operation passed.

Operation: python3 vault_kit.py --username '' --transcripts examples/transcripts --output .coldpass/probe-vault

Recorded scope: product operation

Agent-reported scope: Build an offline Obsidian vault from bundled sample transcripts with vault_kit.py, then search it

run
TayHCode--vault-kit-claude-haiku-5-5-1792644335644418000
date
Oct 22, 2026
source commit
4e599951d9bbf8effba97d9fc1707532577228f3
test version
readme-1924d8f529c6fc4500abb29916f5c9ac942027957e7b82d725d5610040cd3b4a
purpose
Initial run
platform
linux
reasoning / service tier
low / not recorded
recorded resources
4096 MiB RAM, 2 CPUs, 32768 MiB disk
model / version
claude-haiku-5-5 / claude-haiku-5-5
agent runtime / version
claude-code / 2.1.300 (Claude Code)
checker
PASS · cli
Recorded source
https://github.com/TayHCode/vault-kit
Backend
hyperv
Tool transport
mcp-assigned-vm
Requested source pin (not an observed revision)
{"commit": "4e599951d9bbf8effba97d9fc1707532577228f3", "url": "https://github.com/TayHCode/vault-kit"}
time to checked operation
47.3s
total attempt
65.0s
reported cost (usage complete)
$0.007041

run JSON · checker evidence · agent report + check · transcript excerpt · error excerpt unavailable

Checked operation passed.

Operation: 'C:\coldpass\python\python.exe' vault_kit.py search sample --vault ./QuickstartVault

Recorded scope: product operation

Agent-reported scope: Build a private Obsidian vault from local transcripts with vault_kit.py, then search it

run
TayHCode--vault-kit-claude-haiku-5-5-1792647688297642554
date
Oct 22, 2026
source commit
4e599951d9bbf8effba97d9fc1707532577228f3
test version
readme-1924d8f529c6fc4500abb29916f5c9ac942027957e7b82d725d5610040cd3b4a
purpose
Initial run
platform
windows
reasoning / service tier
low / not recorded
recorded resources
4096 MiB RAM, 2 CPUs, 32768 MiB disk
model / version
claude-haiku-5-5 / claude-haiku-5-5
agent runtime / version
claude-code / 2.1.300 (Claude Code)
checker
PASS · cli
Recorded source
https://github.com/TayHCode/vault-kit
Backend
hyperv
Tool transport
mcp-assigned-vm
Requested source pin (not an observed revision)
{"commit": "4e599951d9bbf8effba97d9fc1707532577228f3", "url": "https://github.com/TayHCode/vault-kit"}
time to checked operation
90.7s
total attempt
226.4s
reported cost (usage complete)
$0.008824

run JSON · checker evidence · agent report + check · transcript excerpt · error excerpt unavailable

Checked operation passed.

Operation: /opt/homebrew/bin/python3 vault_kit.py --username '' --transcripts examples/transcripts --output <guest-path>

Recorded scope: product operation

Agent-reported scope: Build an offline Obsidian vault from local conversation transcripts with vault_kit.py, then search it

run
TayHCode--vault-kit-claude-haiku-5-5-1792691118937049549
date
Oct 22, 2026
source commit
4e599951d9bbf8effba97d9fc1707532577228f3
test version
readme-71af40079ee68fdda131463405700e8219a99ea96bf0185ac605d5ecffaf5971
purpose
Test repair rerun
platform
macos
reasoning / service tier
low / not recorded
recorded resources
4096 MiB RAM, None CPUs, 32768 MiB disk
model / version
claude-haiku-5-5 / claude-haiku-5-5
agent runtime / version
claude-code / 2.1.300 (Claude Code)
checker
PASS · cli
Recorded source
https://github.com/TayHCode/vault-kit
Backend
tart
Tool transport
mcp-assigned-vm
Requested source pin (not an observed revision)
{"commit": "4e599951d9bbf8effba97d9fc1707532577228f3", "url": "https://github.com/TayHCode/vault-kit"}
time to checked operation
97.8s
total attempt
134.9s
reported cost (usage complete)
$0.015912

run JSON · checker evidence · agent report + check · transcript excerpt · error excerpt unavailable

Luna (gpt-6-luna)

The recorded outcome is unverified; see the linked evidence.

Operation: python3 vault_kit.py --username '' --transcripts examples/transcripts --output .coldpass/replay-vault

Recorded scope: product operation

Agent-reported scope: Build an Obsidian vault from the included JSONL transcripts and search its notes.

run
TayHCode--vault-kit-gpt-6-luna-1792682530365818394
date
Oct 22, 2026
source commit
4e599951d9bbf8effba97d9fc1707532577228f3
test version
readme-1002bc876f0002f622e14f9c5b99f9f66721fccc0356f4d53ed24f2f79a3ac5d
purpose
Initial run
platform
linux
reasoning / service tier
low / standard
recorded resources
4096 MiB RAM, 2 CPUs, 32768 MiB disk
model / version
gpt-6-luna / gpt-6-luna
agent runtime / version
codex / codex-cli 0.163.0
checker
PASS · cli
Recorded source
https://github.com/TayHCode/vault-kit
Backend
hyperv
Tool transport
mcp-assigned-vm
Requested source pin (not an observed revision)
{"commit": "4e599951d9bbf8effba97d9fc1707532577228f3", "url": "https://github.com/TayHCode/vault-kit"}
time to working
Not established by this run.
total attempt
60.8s
reported cost
Not reported; not assumed to be zero.

run JSON · checker evidence · agent report + check · transcript excerpt · error excerpt unavailable

Checked operation passed.

Operation: 'C:\coldpass\python\python.exe' vault_kit.py search checklist --vault ./QuickstartVault

Recorded scope: product operation

Agent-reported scope: Build a vault from bundled sample transcripts and search the generated Markdown.

run
TayHCode--vault-kit-gpt-6-luna-1792684765733610529
date
Oct 22, 2026
source commit
4e599951d9bbf8effba97d9fc1707532577228f3
test version
readme-1002bc876f0002f622e14f9c5b99f9f66721fccc0356f4d53ed24f2f79a3ac5d
purpose
Initial run
platform
windows
reasoning / service tier
low / standard
recorded resources
4096 MiB RAM, 2 CPUs, 32768 MiB disk
model / version
gpt-6-luna / gpt-6-luna
agent runtime / version
codex / codex-cli 0.163.0
checker
PASS · cli
Recorded source
https://github.com/TayHCode/vault-kit
Backend
hyperv
Tool transport
mcp-assigned-vm
Requested source pin (not an observed revision)
{"commit": "4e599951d9bbf8effba97d9fc1707532577228f3", "url": "https://github.com/TayHCode/vault-kit"}
time to checked operation
73.8s
total attempt
161.0s
reported cost
Not reported; not assumed to be zero.

run JSON · checker evidence · agent report + check · transcript excerpt · error excerpt unavailable

Checked operation passed.

Operation: /opt/homebrew/bin/python3 vault_kit.py --username '' --transcripts examples/transcripts --output <guest-path>

Recorded scope: product operation

Agent-reported scope: Build a private Obsidian vault from transcript JSONL files and search generated notes

run
TayHCode--vault-kit-gpt-6-luna-1792690156214675759
date
Oct 22, 2026
source commit
4e599951d9bbf8effba97d9fc1707532577228f3
test version
readme-0f3d0bf16b16cf3f0e7a538608f68c653dedb635064823cab4ef3c773fbbd53f
purpose
Test repair rerun
platform
macos
reasoning / service tier
low / standard
recorded resources
4096 MiB RAM, None CPUs, 32768 MiB disk
model / version
gpt-6-luna / gpt-6-luna
agent runtime / version
codex / codex-cli 0.163.0
checker
PASS · cli
Recorded source
https://github.com/TayHCode/vault-kit
Backend
tart
Tool transport
mcp-assigned-vm
Requested source pin (not an observed revision)
{"commit": "4e599951d9bbf8effba97d9fc1707532577228f3", "url": "https://github.com/TayHCode/vault-kit"}
time to checked operation
34.4s
total attempt
65.1s
reported cost
Not reported; not assumed to be zero.

run JSON · checker evidence · agent report + check · transcript excerpt · error excerpt unavailable

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