Synapse

Turn any directory into a structured learning environment.

Synapse is a Claude Code plugin that builds personalized curricula, teaches you session by session with spaced repetition (FSRS-5), adapts to your mistakes, and picks up exactly where you left off.

What It Does

• Conversational onboarding — understands your goals, background, and preferences
• Research-backed curriculum — studies real syllabi before building your learning path
• Spaced repetition (FSRS-5) — scientifically optimized review scheduling
• Domain adapters — coding, or any subject via the general adapter
• Zero friction — SessionStart hook picks up where you left off
• Your files, your progress — everything is readable markdown and editable

Requirements

• Claude Code — Anthropic's CLI for Claude (install guide below)
• Node.js 16+ or Python 3.8+ — needed for the FSRS spaced-repetition scheduler. You only need one. No packages to install — everything is vendored.

Most machines already have one of these. Run node -v or python3 --version to check.

Install

/plugin marketplace add EnescuDavid/Synapse

/plugin install synapse@synapse

Quick Start

mkdir ~/learning/python && cd ~/learning/python
/synapse:init

Synapse will walk you through an onboarding conversation, research your topic, and build a personalized curriculum. Every time you open the project in Claude Code, it picks up where you left off.

Commands

Command	What It Does
/synapse:init	Set up a new learning project
/synapse:review	Quick spaced repetition drill
/synapse:progress	See your stats and progress
/synapse:update	Check for and apply updates
/synapse:help	List all commands

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New to Claude Code?

Claude Code is Anthropic's official command-line tool for working with Claude. Synapse runs as a plugin inside it. Here's how to get set up from scratch:

1. Install Claude Code

npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code

Requires Node.js 18+. If you don't have Node.js, grab it from nodejs.org or use a version manager like nvm.

2. Authenticate

claude

On first launch, Claude Code will walk you through signing in with your Anthropic account. You need an active Claude Pro, Team, or Enterprise subscription (or API credits).

3. Install Synapse

Once Claude Code is running:

/plugin marketplace add EnescuDavid/Synapse

/plugin install synapse@synapse

4. Start learning

mkdir ~/learning/python && cd ~/learning/python
claude

Then inside the session:

/synapse:init

That's it. Synapse takes over from here — it'll ask about your goals, research the topic, and build your curriculum.

License

MIT