Built for ADHD minds
Your Operating System
for Focus
Boot runs your day as a state machine, not a to-do list. Boot up in the morning, work in 90-minute blocks, shut down at night — and at every point the system can tell you what you are meant to be doing.
- Free plan to start
- Nothing to install
- Light and dark themes
- Connects to your AI assistant
BOS State Machine
Six states guide your day — from Activation through Execution and Maintenance to Shutdown.
90-Min Blocks
Structured focus blocks with ramp-up, core, and cool-down phases. Track switch urges.
Smart Forecast
Deterministic task scoring based on priority, energy match, due dates, and mood bias.
Night Shutdown
NSIL ritual locks input, captures a seed thought, and sets constraints for tomorrow.
Your Day, Structured
Boot models your day as a finite state machine. Each state has clear entry conditions, allowed actions, and exit transitions — eliminating ambiguity about what you should be doing right now.
S0 — Offline
System is dormant. NSIL may be armed. No execution allowed.
S1 — Activation
Boot your day: set energy level, review the forecast, and select your primary objective.
S2 — Execution
Deep work happens here. Start a 90-minute focus block on a single task. No multitasking.
S3 — Maintenance
Between blocks: check progress, open a Sandboxed Reflection Window, or plan the next block.
S4 — Shutdown
NSIL runs: log what shipped, capture a seed thought, set tomorrow's constraint, and lock input.
Sx — Degraded
Containment state for interruptions. Graceful recovery back to Maintenance or Activation.
Tasks Ranked by What Matters
The RAB scoring engine evaluates every actionable task across multiple dimensions, then presents the highest-scoring candidates so you can start a block with confidence.
P0 critical through P3 low. Each priority tier maps to a base score from 100 down to 25.
Tasks nearer to deadline score higher. Overdue tasks escalate further — up to +50 bonus points.
Tasks matching your current energy level get a +30 bonus. Mismatches are penalised, not hidden.
Set a mood — focus, creative, analytical, admin, or easy — and matching task types surface higher.
Projects marked "must do" double their weight. Parked projects are filtered out entirely.
Recently worked projects get a freshness penalty. Neglected tasks earn bonus points over time.
Bring Your Own Assistant
Boot is an MCP server. Point ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor or Codex at it and your assistant can see your real projects, rank your real work and drive the day machine — 66 tools, running as you, on your account only.
- ChatGPT
- Claude
- Cursor
- Codex
- OAuth 2.1 or an API key. ChatGPT connects with OAuth; everything else can use either.
- You choose the scopes. Read, write and day-control are separate, and none of them implies another.
- Revocable in one click. Disconnect an app from your account page and every token it holds stops working.
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→ 66 tools availableStructure Without Overwhelm
Every design decision — from the calming teal palette to the ritual-based workflows — is purpose-built for minds that thrive on structure but reject rigidity.
Switch Urge Tracking
Feel the pull to context-switch? Log a switch urge during a block without breaking flow. Build awareness of distraction patterns over time.
Reroll Candidates
Don't like the forecast? Reroll to shuffle candidates with a daily score bias — no two days feel the same, but scoring stays fair.
Containment, Not Failure
Bad day? The system transitions to Degraded (Sx) — not a punishment, but a containment protocol with recovery back to normal states.
Night Input Lock
NSIL prevents late-night cognitive bleed. Arm the input lock, capture one seed thought, and close the system cleanly.
Calm Visual Design
Teal/cyan palettes, generous spacing, minimal visual noise. Dark mode included. No attention-grabbing animations or alerts.
Sandboxed Reflection
Time-boxed reflection windows (25, 45, or 90 minutes) with mandatory artifact output. Think productively without spiralling.
Deep Work, Structured
Each focus block has three distinct phases — helping you ease into flow, sustain it, and exit cleanly without cognitive residue.
Ramp-Up
Gather context, open files, review the task brief. Low-pressure entry into the work.
Core Focus
Single-threaded execution. One task, no switching. This is where output happens.
Cool-Down
Save progress, note blockers, mark completion. Clean exit — no dangling threads.
Before You Start
What is Boot?
Boot is a productivity system built for ADHD. Instead of a list that waits for you to decide, it runs your day as a state machine: you boot up in the morning, run 90-minute focus blocks, and shut down at night. At every point the system can tell you what you are meant to be doing, which is the part a to-do list leaves to you.
How is this different from a to-do list?
A list shows you everything at once and asks you to choose. Boot ranks the work for you with a deterministic scoring engine — priority, deadline, how well the task matches your current energy, project relevance and how long something has been neglected — and gives you a short ordered shortlist to start a block from.
What happens on a bad day?
The system moves to a Degraded state rather than marking you as having failed. It is a containment state with its own rules and a defined route back to normal, so a bad morning does not become a lost week.
Do I need to install anything?
No. Boot runs in the browser on desktop and mobile, with a light and a dark theme and several colour schemes. There is nothing to install and no extension to add.
Can I connect ChatGPT or Claude to it?
Yes. Boot is a Model Context Protocol server, so ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor and Codex can read and drive your day through 66 tools — planning, starting blocks, and moving the day machine. You connect with OAuth or an API key, choose what the assistant may do, and can withdraw it at any time.
What does it cost?
Start free. Paid plans raise the project, task and block limits and support development; the pricing page lists what each one includes.
Ready to Boot Your Day?
Join a system designed for the way ADHD minds actually work — structured, calming, and forgiving.