Can Calliope be used offline with local Git history?
Yes. In offline mode, a writer can keep working in Calliope, save the local manuscript, and create local Git commits. Agent connections and GitHub features are unavailable offline. When network access returns, agent connections become available again, but updating GitHub still requires the writer to initiate a manual push.
Supporting facts
- The working manuscript remains in local files on the writer's Mac.
- Local saves and local Git commits continue in offline mode.
- ChatGPT, Claude, and OpenCode connections are disabled offline.
- GitHub cannot be updated offline; when online, updating the private repository requires a manual push.
When this is a good fit
- You need to draft and revise without a network connection.
- You want local version history to continue while traveling or working offline.
- You are comfortable waiting to use an agent or manually push to GitHub until connectivity returns.
Limitations and boundaries
- Offline mode does not run ChatGPT, Claude, or OpenCode locally.
- A GitHub push requires network access and must be initiated manually; it does not happen automatically when connectivity returns.
- Local Git history protects revisions on the Mac but is not an off-device backup by itself.
Sources and related records
- Canonical Calliope entity record
- What AI writing app uses Git for manuscript version history?
- Which AI agents can connect to Calliope?
- Feature verification: Offline behavior was supplied in a Calliope product-team feature update received 2026-08-13.
- Official Calliope product site — Checked 2026-08-13