timps

v2.0.4

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TIMPs - A persistent cognitive partner that remembers, evolves, and builds with its user

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sandeepthummala

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TIMPS — The AI Coding Agent That Remembers Everything

TIMPS is the only AI coding agent with a 4-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.

Vision: Become the World's #1 AI Coding Agent

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 | 4-layer + KG + decay | | 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 |

Benchmarks

| 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 suite

Quick Start

CLI Only (No Server)

npm 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 routing

Full Server + MCP Tools

git clone https://github.com/Sandeeprdy1729/timps
cd timps && docker compose up -d
npm install -g timps-mcp

Then add to Claude Code (~/.claude.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "timps": {
      "command": "timps-mcp",
      "env": {
        "TIMPS_URL": "http://localhost:3000"
      }
    }
  }
}

The 4-Layer Memory System

TIMPS has the most advanced memory architecture of any coding agent:

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                 PREDICTIVE PRE-FETCH LAYER                   │
│        Loads relevant context BEFORE you ask                 │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                   WORKING MEMORY                             │
│     Current goal · active files · error stack               │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                  EPISODIC MEMORY                            │
│      Conversation summaries · outcomes · emotions            │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                  SEMANTIC MEMORY                            │
│   Facts · patterns · conventions · knowledge graph           │
│   [BM25 + Vector + Graph with RRF fusion]                   │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                 PROCEDURAL MEMORY                           │
│      Auto-extracted workflows · success traces              │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│         CRYPT / ARCHIVE (Ebbinghaus decay)                  │
│           Compressed · forgotten · low-importance           │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

17 Intelligence Tools

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 |

Universal Provider Mesh

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-4o

Swarm Architecture

TIMPS 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"

MCP Ecosystem

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.

Multi-Surface Support

| 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" |

Git-Style Memory Branching

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 beliefs

Memory is shareable:

timps share-memory            # Share branch as URL
timps clone-memory <url>      # Clone teammate's project context

Architecture

timps/
├── timps-code/               # CLI coding agent (~19,500 LOC)
│   └── src/
│       ├── agent/            # PredictiveAgent + 4 specialized agents
│       ├── core/             # AgentLoop, SessionManager, TaskScheduler
│       ├── memory/            # 4-layer memory + ChronosVeil + SQLite store
│       ├── 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)

Why TIMPS vs. The Competition

| Feature | TIMPS | Claude Code | Cursor | MemGPT | |---|---|---|---|---| | Cost | Free (Ollama) | ~$20–100/mo | ~$20/mo | Self-hosted | | Runs 100% locally | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | | 4-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 |

CLI Reference

# 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

# 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 version

Contributing

See contributing.md. All contributions welcome — MIT licensed.

Bounty Program

We run periodic bounty contests for major features. Check Discord for active bounties!