What is Kumbatio
An ecosystem of open-source, energy-aware software built for neurodivergent people and anyone whose cognitive capacity varies.
Kumbatio builds open-source software that responds to the capacity a person says they have.
Most software assumes stable attention, steady energy, and predictable working hours. Many people cannot meet that assumption every day, including people with ADHD, autism, depression, chronic fatigue, and anyone whose cognitive capacity fluctuates.
The name
kumbatio /kum·BAH·tee·oh/ - Swahili, noun: embrace.
The name describes the intended relationship between the person and the software. The person reports what they can handle; the software responds without turning that answer into a score.
The thesis in one line
Energy > Time. Hours present do not equal productive output. Cognitive capacity changes across a day, week, and life. Kumbatio gives software a way to reduce complexity and interruptions when the person reports lower capacity.
Read the full argument in Energy over Time.
Who this is for
- Neurodivergent people - ADHD, depression, autism, anxiety, dyslexia, and overlapping presentations.
- Knowledge workers who experience inconsistency, burnout, or difficulty sustaining output under standard conditions.
- Teams and managers who want to work with people more effectively instead of pushing on hours.
- Developers integrating energy-awareness into their own products via
energy-system.
What they have in common is a need for software that does not assume the same capacity every day.
Scope and boundaries
Kumbatio is a software ecosystem built from lived experience with depression and ADHD. That experience explains the problems the model prioritizes. The implementation and its limits remain open to inspection and criticism.
Kumbatio provides workflow and self-management tools. It is not medical care, diagnosis, treatment, or a replacement for professional mental health support.
Where to go next
Energy over Time
The core thesis: why time-based assumptions fail and what the wh/ph/sd model measures instead.
What neuroinclusive means
Not a marketing label - five concrete design commitments.
The decision filter
The questions every feature and product must answer before it ships.
The ecosystem
energy-system, Anasa, MPath, and Nami - what's live and what's coming.
Kumbatio products support self-management, workflow, and cognitive energy awareness. They are not medical diagnosis tools or treatment, and are not a replacement for professional mental health support.