pinchu
A self-improving personal memory agent that learns your
productivity patterns, predicts burnout, and shares
team intelligence — powered by Cognee.
Built because I
kept losing focus
I'd start a task, get distracted by a notification, and forget what I was doing. My to-do lists were scattered across sticky notes, apps, and half-remembered thoughts. I needed something that would not just list tasks, but actually help me do them.
Pinchu started as a simple task tracker — then it grew. Activity monitoring so it knows when I'm actually working. Voice interaction so I can talk to it hands-free. An animated character that sits on my desktop and nudges me back on track.
Now it's a full productivity companion backed by Cognee cloud memory. It learns my patterns, knows my schedule, and proactively helps me stay focused. Everything stored locally with optional cloud sync. No subscriptions. Just focus that works.
Open source, actually
MIT licensed. Read every line. Fork it. Run it offline. No telemetry, no tracking, no asterisks.
Privacy isn't a feature
It's the architecture. Local JSON storage with optional Cognee cloud. Your task data stays yours.
Cognee-powered memory
Cloud cognitive memory that learns your patterns and context. Not just storage — understanding.
Everything you need
to stay on track
An AI productivity assistant that manages your tasks, monitors your activity, and keeps you focused — all from your desktop.
AI Task Management
Natural language task input with automatic classification, priority assignment, and deadline detection. Pinchu organizes your day.
Activity Monitoring
Tracks what you're doing in real-time — coding, browsing, gaming, or working. 12 activity types from foreground window analysis.
Desktop Overlay
Pinchu floats on your screen as an animated companion. Always visible, always aware of your context and progress.
AI Chat
Ask anything about your tasks, schedule, or what you were doing. Pinchu remembers your conversation history across sessions.
Voice Interaction
Push-to-talk voice input with speech recognition. Pinchu speaks back with text-to-speech summaries and nudges.
Daily Summaries
Auto-generated progress reports with productivity scores. See what you accomplished and what needs attention.
Cognee Cloud Memory
Cognitive memory layer in the cloud. Pinchu learns your patterns, preferences, and context over time.
Knowledge Graph
Visual graph showing how your tasks, activities, and context connect. Explore relationships with traversal and cluster views.
Memory Management
You control the memory. Optimize it with 'improve' to sharpen patterns, or 'forget' to clear everything and start fresh.
Team Memory
Share context with teammates. Collaborative memory lets your team benefit from Pinchu's learned patterns and shared context.
Agent Mode
Pinchu executes actions for you — open apps, browse URLs, run commands, search the web. Just tell it what to do.
Burnout Prediction
Analyzes your activity patterns and predicts burnout risk. Gets warnings before you hit a wall.
REST API
Full REST API with FastAPI. Webhooks, integrations with Slack, GitHub, Calendar. Build on top of Pinchu.
Team Analytics
Leaderboard, activity heatmap, team insights. See how your team collaborates and where to improve.
CLI Tool
14 commands from the terminal. Add tasks, manage memory, run agent actions, check burnout — no GUI needed.
Cross-Platform
Works on Windows and macOS. Same features, same character, same experience across both platforms.
Meet Pinchu
An always-on-top animated companion that detects your activity, reacts with emotion, and speaks with personality.
Activity Detection
12 activity types from foreground window analysis. Pinchu knows when you're coding, gaming, watching, or working.
Voice Interaction
Pikachu mode with edge-tts. Push-to-talk with Ctrl+Space. faster-whisper for local speech recognition.
Proactive Memory
Surfaces relevant context from your knowledge graph. Bridges chat sessions to permanent memory automatically.
Emotion Reactions
From tasks to
accomplishment
The complete workflow — capture, track, assist, learn.
Capture
— Add your tasksType or speak your tasks in natural language. Pinchu classifies them, assigns priorities, and organizes your day automatically.
Track
— Monitor activityPinchu watches your activity in real-time — coding, browsing, working, or gaming. It knows when you're focused and when you need a break.
Assist
— Get things doneChat with Pinchu about your tasks, get daily summaries, and receive proactive nudges to keep you on track throughout the day.
Learn
— Memory that growsPinchu builds a knowledge graph from your activity. It learns your patterns across sessions, and you can optimize or clear memory anytime.
Cognitive memory
that grows with you
Pinchu uses Cognee cloud to build a memory that understands your work patterns, learns your preferences, and helps you stay focused.
cognify()
Tasks → Learn → AdaptProcess tasks and activities into cognitive memory. Pinchu learns your patterns, preferences, and productivity rhythms.
recall()
Query → Context → AnswerRetrieve context-aware insights from your memory. 'What was I doing yesterday?' 'When am I most productive?'
knowledge graph()
Nodes → Edges → InsightsBuild a visual graph of how your tasks, activities, and context connect. Traverse relationships and discover patterns.
improve()
Raw → Refined → SharpOptimize your memory. Pinchu sharpens patterns, removes noise, and strengthens the connections that matter most.
share()
Personal → Shared → TeamShare your memory with teammates. Collaborative context lets your team benefit from Pinchu's learned patterns.
cloud sync
Encrypt → Sync → AccessOptional cloud storage via Cognee. Your memory persists across sessions and devices while staying encrypted.
local fallback
Detect → Fallback → StoreWhen offline, Pinchu falls back to local JSON storage. Full functionality without internet.
Storage Stack
Your year in
Pinchu
Not just task lists. Pinchu builds a picture of how you work — your patterns, your focus, your growth.
Patterns you didn't know you had
Peak focus: 10am — 1pm
Pinchu noticed you complete 3x more tasks in the morning. It'll schedule deep work then.
87% avg productivity this month
Up from 72% last month. Your consistency is improving — Pinchu tracks the trend.
2.4 hrs avg focus per session
You work in focused bursts. Pinchu nudges you to take breaks after 90 minutes.
142 tasks completed this quarter
Across work, health, and learning. Pinchu knows which categories you follow through on.
Not just memory.
Understanding.
Most to-do apps forget everything when you close them. Pinchu doesn't. Cognee gives it a brain that grows with you.
It remembers what you forget
Pinchu doesn't just store tasks — it builds context. What you were working on yesterday. Which projects need attention. When you're most focused. Cognee turns raw activity into understanding.
It learns your rhythm
Every task you complete, every window you switch to, every break you take — Cognee absorbs it. Over time, Pinchu knows your productivity patterns better than you do.
Memory that bridges sessions
Close Pinchu, reopen it a week later — it still knows your context. Cognee's cognitive memory persists across sessions, making every conversation smarter than the last.
Yours first, always
Cognee gives you cloud memory without sacrificing privacy. Your data is encrypted, synced, and yours. No selling, no tracking. Just intelligence that respects you.
Without Cognee, Pinchu is a to-do list. With it, Pinchu is a companion.
Learn more about CogneeQuestions
Start focusing
Free and open source. Download Pinchu, run it, and start having a productive day.
Quick start
1. Download Pinchu for your platform above
2. Extract and run Pinchu (Windows) or Pinchu.app (macOS)
3. Enter your LLM API key when prompted
CLI usage
pinchu add "task description"
pinchu list / done / summary
pinchu remember "text" / recall "query"
pinchu graph / history / nodes
pinchu agent "open chrome"
pinchu burnout
pinchu api
pip install
pip install pinchu
pip install pinchu[api]
Requires an LLM API key (OpenAI, Anthropic, or compatible)