# Continuum - Local First Publishing Clarification Continuum runs locally on your own computer. Your writing, keys, and signing stay local. No website. No login. Publishing happens from the same program — it just sends a copy out. The original always stays with you. Sovereignty here is about control of execution, data, and authorship — not ideological maximalism. Mobile clients trade sovereignty for convenience. That’s a valid tradeoff. Continuum makes a different one. Use what fits your needs. For clarity: I use Primal on my phone as well as Continuum. This isn’t an either/or.

# Continuum - Local First Publishing - 2/3/2026 I recorded a raw walkthrough of how I actually use Continuum day to day. It’s not a polished demo — it’s just me using the app locally and showing how drafting and publishing work in practice. If you’ve been wondering what I mean by “local-first,” this shows it better than I can explain in text.

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Feb. 3, 2026 - Continuum - Local First Publishing

(This is illustrative — not a model answer or a position anyone is expected to agree with.) Prompt: What would make ​you willing (or unwilling) to run and use a local-first tool like Continuum? Response: I’m interested in tools that reduce long-term dependency on platforms, even if they increase short-term friction. A local-first approach makes sense to me because it keeps authorship, keys, and history under my control, rather than optimizing for convenience or reach. That said, I’m not certain I’d use a tool like this daily. I’d likely rely on existing clients for casual posting, and use something like Continuum more deliberately — for work I care about preserving, auditing, or standing behind long-term. What I’m evaluating is whether the added responsibility feels proportional to the durability it offers. If it does, that tradeoff feels justified. If not, I’d want to understand where the friction outweighs the benefit.