ADHD-OS
Personal assistant framework for those with ADHD
scaffolding for the cognitive gaps, not yet another todo list
What it is
ADHD-OS is a personal assistant framework designed around the specific cognitive patterns of ADHD: time blindness, working-memory gaps, task switching cost, hyperfocus / distraction cycles, and the difficulty of capturing-then-acting on intentions that aren't pinned down in the moment.
It's not a productivity app that adds another todo list. It's scaffolding for the cognitive gaps — friction-light capture, surfacing of the right thing right now, and graceful handling of plans that change.
Design opinions
- Friction-light capture wins. If recording an intention requires more than a sentence, it doesn't happen. The system accepts unstructured input and structures it later.
- Time pressure is a feature, not a bug. Surfaces concrete deadlines and uses them as anchor points.
- Forgive context loss. Designed for sessions that get interrupted mid-thought. State persists; resumption is cheap.
- No shame loops. The system doesn't moralize about missed tasks. It re-plans.
When to use it
The project is opinionated and personal-fit matters. The right way to evaluate is to clone the repo, read the design docs, and decide whether the assumptions match your patterns.
Integration with LegionForge
ADHD-OS runs on the LegionForge framework. The personal-fit nature means it generally runs locally with local LLMs — exactly what the framework is built for. Jeli is the persistence layer for memory and decisions.
Status
Active. Public. See the GitHub repo for the latest.