Tokai

What Tokai does

Tokai is a BCI-powered productivity platform built for individuals with ADHD and other neurodivergent conditions. The product fuses EEG brain-computer interface data with agentic AI to deliver cognitive-aware task management, journaling, medication tracking, and longitudinal insights. The project originated as a National Taiwan University (NTU) CSIE Master's research initiative by founder Seth Austin Harding and currently operates as a private research project with six core team members and approximately fifteen contributors; the project is open-sourced under Apache 2.0 license and distributed via GitHub.

The platform's architecture centers on a nine-metric Neural Dashboard that tracks Focus Index, Bio Energy, Mental Fatigue, Working Memory Load, Theta/Beta Ratio, Sleep Quality, Neural Noise, Focus Window, and Hyperfocus Risk. Data can be sourced from 30-second self-reports, simulated inputs, research EEG datasets, or live BCI headsets, with BCI-only metrics automatically dimming in self-report mode. TokAgent, the Claude-powered AI assistant using Sonnet 4.6 for planning and Haiku 4.5 for inline recommendations, reads all nine metrics alongside tasks, journal entries, and medication logs and executes ten tool-calling workspace actions. Supporting modules include TokDo (focus-aware task manager with cognitive demand scoring), TokNote (mood-tagged journaling), TokMed (medication timing correlation), and TokInsights (device-local pattern analysis). The privacy-first architecture holds neural data in browser session memory only and relies on a bring-your-own-key model so user AI processing never traverses Tokai servers.

Tokai is in Alpha v0.2.0 and free to access with no credit card required; no monetization model has been implemented and no institutional funding has been disclosed. Go-to-market is product-led growth via self-serve signup (go.tokai.app), with distribution through GitHub and organic community sharing within ADHD/neurodivergent networks. The primary customer segment is neurodivergent individuals (ADHD), with a secondary segment of BCI and neuroscience researchers. Ownership and control are concentrated with the founder, and an advisory bench spans NTU, NYCU Brain Research Center, Chung Yuan Christian University, Temple University, and Mindify AI.

Name

Tokai

Legal name

Seth Austin Harding (Individual/Research Project)

Website

https://tokai.app

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tokai is a BCI-powered productivity platform for ADHD and neurodivergent individuals that combines EEG brain-computer interface data with Claude-based agentic AI to deliver cognitive-aware task management and longitudinal insights, currently in pre-revenue Alpha v0.2.0.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Taipei

HQ country

Taiwan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Alpha Phase - Pre-Revenue: Currently in alpha v0.2.0 with free access. No monetization model disclosed yet. Future revenue model unclear but likely subscription-based given SaaS product nature.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Tokai is a BCI-powered productivity platform that fuses EEG brain-computer interface data with agentic AI (Claude) to help ADHD and neurodivergent users focus, plan, and perform. It offers a nine-metric Neural Dashboard, a Claude-powered agentic task planner (TokAgent), a focus-aware task manager (TokDo), an ADHD-friendly journal (TokNote), medication tracking (TokMed), and device-local pattern analysis (TokInsights). The platform is open source under Apache 2.0 and operates with a privacy-first architecture where neural data never leaves the browser.

Product overview

Tokai is a unified BCI-powered productivity platform for ADHD and neurodivergent users, currently in Alpha v0.2.0. The platform integrates six core modules built around a central Neural Dashboard that tracks nine cognitive metrics from EEG, self-report, simulated, or dataset sources. TokAgent serves as the AI orchestrator (Claude-powered) that reads neural metrics alongside tasks, journal, and medication logs to recommend and execute workspace actions. Supporting modules include TokDo (cognitive demand-scored task manager), TokNote (ADHD-friendly journal with mood/focus logging), TokMed (medication tracking with focus chart integration), and TokInsights (device-local productivity pattern analysis). The architecture is privacy-first: neural data stays in browser session memory only, while behavioral data uses row-level database security.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tokai Platform (Alpha v0.2.0) Unified BCI-powered productivity platform for ADHD and neurodivergent users, integrating a Neural Dashboard with nine cognitive metrics, an agentic AI task planner (TokAgent), a focus-aware task manager (TokDo), an ADHD-friendly journal (TokNote), medication tracking (TokMed), and device-local productivity pattern analysis (TokInsights). Free during alpha, no credit card required.

Quantifiable outcome

• Free during alpha with no credit card required - accessible to all neurodivergent users

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature7 records

Scale indicators2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Muse: Consumer EEG headband and companion app that translates brain signals into focus, sleep and meditation metrics. Most directly comparable to Tokai on the BCI-meets-consumer-product axis and the EEG-to-cognitive-metric pipeline.
• Emotiv: EEG hardware and cloud platform with cognitive-performance metrics (focus, stress, engagement) and developer APIs. Comparable to Tokai as a BCI platform that exposes neural metrics to applications, though targeting research/professional users more than consumers.
• Goblin Tools: Suite of AI-powered micro-tools purpose-built for neurodivergent users (task decomposition, tone checking, planning). Closest comparable on the neurodivergent-first productivity wedge, though it does not use BCI signals.
• Tiimo: Visual planning and routine app designed specifically for ADHD, autism and other neurodivergent users. Comparable target persona and accessibility-first design philosophy, though focused on visual routines rather than neural signals.

Emerging players

• Brain.fm: AI-generated functional music for focus, sleep and relaxation, with EEG-validated claims of attention effects. Adjacent consumer neuroscience product targeting the same ADHD/focus use case Tokai serves.
• Motion: AI-powered task and calendar scheduler that auto-arranges work based on priorities, deadlines and energy. Comparable on AI-driven, state-aware task surfacing — the layer Tokai extends with neural data.
• Reclaim: AI calendar that defends focus time and habits based on user behavior patterns. Comparable on AI-driven productivity optimization and pattern detection, the broader category in which Tokai's TokInsights plays.
• Cognixion: BCI-based assistive communication and cognition platform. Comparable as a BCI product company shipping consumer-facing neural interfaces, though focused on assistive communication rather than productivity.

Broad incumbents

• Todoist: Widely adopted consumer/SMB task manager. Comparable as the general-purpose productivity incumbent Tokai's TokDo module must differentiate against, but without cognitive-state awareness.
• TickTick: Cross-functional productivity app with tasks, calendar, habit and focus timer features that are often recommended for ADHD users. Comparable general-purpose incumbent in the neurodivergent productivity recommendation set.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/TokaiApp/Tokai
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tokaiapp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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