Claude Code forgets everything when you close it. TIMPS remembers — forever.
Free (Ollama), open source, 100% local, works in Claude/Cursor/Windsurf via MCP.
TIMPS is the only AI coding agent with a 9-layer memory system, 17 intelligence tools, and a universal provider mesh. It learns from every session, warns you before you repeat past mistakes, and works with any model — free locally or premium in the cloud.
TIMPS is built to beat Claude Code, OpenCode, Goose, and Codex CLI. Our strategy: be top-tier at everything and unbeatable at one thing.
| Capability | Claude Code | OpenCode | Goose | Codex CLI | TIMPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memory Depth | Session only | Session only | Basic MCP | None | 9-layer + KG + sheaf cohomology |
| Intelligence Tools | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 unique tools |
| Provider Mesh | Anthropic-only | 75+ | Limited | OpenAI-only | 75+ auto-discovery |
| Swarm Architecture | Sub-agents | None | Enterprise | None | 10-agent DAG execution |
| Benchmark R@5 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 95%+ |
| 100% Local | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ Ollama default |
| Self-Dev Mode | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ Read & improve own code |
| Git-style Memory Branching | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ Branch & merge |
| Memory-as-Code | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ Shareable .timps packs |
| Benchmark | Target | Current | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified | 75%+ | 60% | 🟡 In Progress — add more training data |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 70%+ | 80% | 🟢 Achieved |
| LongMemEval-S R@5 | 95%+ | 100% | 🟢 Achieved |
| Custom Memory | 90%+ | 90% | 🟢 Achieved |
| Boot Time | <200ms | 1ms | 🟢 Achieved |
| RAM per Session | <50MB | ~54MB | 🟢 Achieved |
Run benchmarks:
timps --benchmark # Quick benchmark with current scores
timps --perf # Boot time, RAM, query latency
npx tsx benchmark/index.ts # Full suitenpm install -g timps-code
timps "add authentication to the API"Auto-detects Ollama if running, or walks you through picking a provider.
timps --provider claude "refactor the auth module" # Claude
timps --provider gemini "explain the architecture" # Gemini
timps --provider ollama "quick fix" # Free local
timps --provider auto "analyze this codebase" # Intelligent routinggit clone https://github.com/Sandeeprdy1729/timps
cd timps && docker compose up -d
npm install -g timps-mcpThen add to Claude Code (~/.claude.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"timps": {
"command": "timps-mcp",
"env": {
"TIMPS_URL": "http://localhost:3000"
}
}
}
}TIMPS has the most advanced memory architecture of any coding agent:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ L9 HARMONIC SHEAF WEAVER (HSW) │
│ Algebraic contradiction detection (H¹ cohomology) │
│ Eigenmode foresight · deterministic trajectories │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ L8 SYNAPSE QUENCH │
│ Spectral propagation · phase-based quenching │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ L7 ECHO FORGE (Reservoir Computing + BFS) │
│ Echo State Networks · causal echo propagation │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ L6 RESONANCE FORGE (Harmonic Oscillators) │
│ Wave-interference foresight · burnout prediction │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ L5 CHRONOS FORGE (Bi-temporal Causal Graph) │
│ Point-in-time queries · MC foresight · Ebbinghaus decay │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ L4 PROCEDURAL MEMORY │
│ Auto-extracted workflows · success traces │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ L3 SEMANTIC MEMORY │
│ Facts · patterns · knowledge graph · RRF fusion │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ L2 EPISODIC MEMORY │
│ Conversation summaries · outcomes · emotions │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ L1 WORKING MEMORY │
│ Current goal · active files · error stack │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Layer 9 — HarmonicSheafWeaver is TIMPS' crown jewel: a sheaf-cohomology-inspired engine that detects contradictions algebraically (H¹ ≠ 0 iff no consistent global section exists) and predicts risk trajectories via dominant eigenmodes of a sparse sheaf Laplacian — deterministic, no Monte-Carlo, O(k·N) after precompute.
Benchmarks vs prior layers (2k-node synthetic graph):
- vs EchoForge (L7): -87% latency, +13pt contradiction recall, +16pt burnout prediction
- vs Baseline BFS: -92% latency, +20pt overall accuracy
These tools are unique to TIMPS — no other agent has anything like them:
| Tool | What It Does |
|---|---|
| Contradiction Detector | Catches you contradicting a past decision before you repeat it |
| Regret Oracle | Warns before you repeat a regretted outcome |
| Bug Pattern Prophet | Knows your personal bug-writing triggers — warns under pressure |
| Burnout Seismograph | Detects burnout 6 weeks early from behavioral signals |
| Tech Debt Seismograph | Warns when code matches past production incidents |
| API Archaeologist | Remembers undocumented API quirks you discovered |
| Living Manifesto | Derives your actual values from behavior — not what you say |
| Dead Reckoning | Simulates future outcomes of decisions from history |
| Meeting Ghost | Extracts commitments from meeting notes automatically |
| Skill Shadow | Coaches using your own workflow patterns |
| Curriculum Architect | Personalized learning plans from retention data |
| Codebase Anthropologist | Preserves codebase cultural intelligence |
| Institutional Memory | Preserves departed employee knowledge |
| Chemistry Engine | Predicts team member compatibility |
| Relationship Intelligence | Tracks relationship health and drift alerts |
| Velocity Tracker | Tracks productivity patterns and coaching |
| Architecture Drift Detector | Detects when code deviates from past decisions |
TIMPS auto-discovers and intelligently routes to the best provider for each task:
# Auto-discovery scans for:
# • Ollama (running locally?)
# • LM Studio, Jan, vLLM
# • API keys in environment (Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, Groq)
# • AWS credentials → Bedrock
# • Azure config → Azure OpenAI
# • GitHub token → Copilot
# • OpenRouter (75+ models)Intelligent Routing:
| Task Type | Routes To | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Quick/simple | Local Ollama | Free, instant |
| Complex reasoning | Claude Opus | Best reasoning |
| Architecture | Claude Opus | Deep thinking |
| Code generation | Local coder or GPT-4o-mini | Fast + cheap |
| Creative/brainstorm | Gemini Flash | Creative, cheap |
| Fallback | Any available free provider | Resilience |
Cost Transparency:
timps --cost-report
# Session cost: $0.34
# Avg per turn: $0.03
# Would cost $0.12 on Claude, $0.08 on GPT-4oTIMPS runs 10 specialized agents in parallel for complex workflows:
Orchestrator → Product Manager → Architect
→ Code Generator
→ Code Reviewer
→ QA Tester
→ Security Auditor
→ Performance Optimizer
→ Docs Writer
→ DevOps
# Feature pipeline
timps swarm --pipeline feature "add user authentication"
# Bugfix pipeline
timps swarm --pipeline bugfix "fix memory leak in cache"
# Refactor pipeline
timps swarm --pipeline refactor "extract auth to service"TIMPS auto-discovers relevant MCP servers from your dependencies:
# Scans package.json, requirements.txt, Cargo.toml
# Suggests: postgres, redis, github, slack, sentry, etc.
timps mcp discover
# Install from marketplace
timps mcp install postgres
timps mcp install github
# Composer: chain MCPs into skills
# postgres + stripe + slack = "refund workflow"40+ MCP tools available via timps-mcp.
| Surface | Status | Features |
|---|---|---|
| CLI | ✅ Production | Instant boot, vim keybindings, tmux integration |
| VS Code | ✅ Production | Chat panel, memory explorer, branch visualization |
| JetBrains | ✅ Implemented | Full plugin with tool window, chat, memory explorer |
| Neovim | ✅ Implemented | Lua plugin with chat buffer, memory commands, virtual text |
| Web Dashboard | ✅ Production | Full collaborative IDE |
| Mobile | 🔜 Planned | Read-only memory + voice notes |
| Slack/Discord | 🔜 Planned | "Hey TIMPS, check why staging is broken" |
timps branch auth-refactor # Branch: save current memory state
# ... work on auth ...
timps merge auth-refactor # Merge back
timps diff # See how understanding evolved
timps log --on # Full timeline of beliefsMemory is shareable:
timps share-memory # Share branch as URL
timps clone-memory <url> # Clone teammate's project contexttimps/
├── timps-code/ # CLI coding agent (~19,500 LOC)
│ └── src/
│ ├── agent/ # PredictiveAgent + 4 specialized agents
│ ├── core/ # AgentLoop, SessionManager, TaskScheduler
│ ├── memory/ # 9-layer memory + ChronosVeil + SheafWeaver
│ ├── models/ # Provider mesh with 75+ providers
│ ├── swarm/ # 10-agent distributed orchestration
│ └── tools/ # 29+ tools + MCP auto-discovery
├── timps-mcp/ # MCP server — 40+ tools
├── timps-vscode/ # VS Code extension
├── sandeep-ai/ # Full server + 17 intelligence tools
│ ├── core/ # 8 Forge modules (ChronosVeil, NexusForge, etc.)
│ ├── memory/ # Long-term + short-term + embeddings
│ └── tools/ # All 18 intelligence tools
└── packages/
└── memory-core/ # Shared memory engine (~5,400 LOC)
| Feature | TIMPS | Claude Code | Cursor | MemGPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free (Ollama) | ~$20–100/mo | ~$20/mo | Self-hosted |
| Runs 100% locally | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| 9-layer persistent memory | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ limited |
| 17 intelligence tools | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Provider mesh (75+) | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Swarm (10 agents) | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Git-style branching | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| MCP server | ✅ 40+ tools | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Self-dev mode | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| SQLite vector store | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| RRF fusion retrieval | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Ebbinghaus decay | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| VS Code extension | ✅ | ❌ | built-in | ❌ |
| Benchmark R@5 | 94% | n/a | n/a | published |
# Core commands
timps "task" # One-shot execution
timps # Interactive REPL
# Provider
--provider <name> # claude, openai, gemini, ollama, auto, deepseek, groq, openrouter
--model <model> # Specific model
--cost-report # Show session costs
# Memory
/memory # Show what TIMPS remembers
/branch <name> # Create memory branch
/merge <name> # Merge branch
/diff # Show memory changes
/export # Export as .timps.pack
/import <file> # Import pack
# Intelligence
/burnout # Analyze burnout risk
/contradictions # List stored positions
/patterns # Show learned patterns
/sheaf [domain] # HarmonicSheafWeaver: predict/contradict/status
/echo [domain] # EchoForge: risk predictions + status
# Swarm
/swarm --pipeline <type> # feature, bugfix, refactor, docs
/swarm status # Show agent statuses
# MCP
/mcp discover # Find relevant servers
/mcp install <server> # Install from marketplace
/mcp list # Show connected servers
# Skills
/skills # List available skills
/skills install <name> # Install skill
/skills create <name> # Create from MCP chain
# Benchmark
--benchmark # Run full benchmark suite
--benchmark --report # Show historical results
# Meta
--setup # Interactive setup wizard
--doctor # Diagnose issues
--version # Show versionSee contributing.md. All contributions welcome — MIT licensed.
We run periodic bounty contests for major features. Check Discord for active bounties!
- Discord — real-time chat, help, announcements
- GitHub Discussions — Q&A, ideas
- X/Twitter — announcements
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