Human augmentation, not replacement
AI should make you more capable, not more passive. The goal is a tool that extends what you can think, not one that thinks instead of you.
We're building the browser that helps you think
Breadcromb builds tools for people who think for a living. We start from one belief: the browser, the most important software interface ever built, should know as much as you do. The name Trace is intentional: we believe you should be able to trace your own thinking, not have it traced by others.
AI can answer anything. It still doesn't know you.
Real productivity gains won't come from AI that simply answers questions. They will come from AI that truly understands what you know.
Today, that's impossible. Your knowledge is scattered across browser history, documents, PDFs, notes, emails, and conversations. Every tool holds a fragment; nothing holds the whole. So every AI you talk to starts from zero, and you spend your time re-explaining context instead of building on it.
This is a design flaw. Not in people, in software. And we're fixing it.
The future of AI is not another chatbot.
Trace brings your scattered knowledge together into a private, evolving intelligence layer built around you. From there, everything else becomes possible: an AI that deeply understands what you know and what you're trying to accomplish, and that goes beyond answering questions to proactively assist, automate, and act with your full context in mind.
We're starting with an AI-native browser, because that's where most knowledge lives. Over time, Trace becomes a collaborative knowledge ecosystem where individuals, teams, and AI agents securely share knowledge and build on each other's expertise, while every user stays in control of their own data. As that context deepens, even the interface itself starts adapting to how you work, instead of looking the same for everyone. This is how Trace becomes the personal and collective intelligence layer for the AI-native era.
Four principles we won't compromise on
Local first, cloud optional
The tool that knows everything you've read should be one you fully trust. Your data on your device, with cloud sync as a choice, never a requirement.
Transparent by design
A tool that knows everything you read should never be a black box. Trace ships with an auditable codebase and a privacy-first architecture, you can always verify what it does and doesn't do.
Friction is the enemy of thinking
The best cognitive tool is the one you never have to think about. Trace indexes passively so you can stay in flow, no capturing, no organizing, no managing.