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i-have-adhd vs mex
i-have-adhd has 50,748 GitHub stars, 2,928 forks, 73 open issues and last shipped 6 days ago. mex has 1,703 stars, 131 forks, 53 open issues and last shipped yesterday. i-have-adhd leads on adoption by 2,880% (50,748 vs 1,703 stars). i-have-adhd is written in Python under MIT; mex is written in TypeScript under MIT. i-have-adhd has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, mex 8%. mex was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (developer-tools), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| i-have-adhd | mex | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 51K | ★ 1.7K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | Python | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-24 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.9K | ⑂ 131 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick i-have-adhd if
- You weight community size — 51K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick mex if
- You want the mex feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and mex fits your workflow better
About i-have-adhd
i have adhd is a skill for coding agents, distributed as a Claude Code plugin, that stops the assistant from burying the answer inside preamble, recap, and closers.
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About mex
MEX is an MIT licensed, TypeScript based tool that gives engineering teams and their coding agents a shared project memory kept as readable Markdown inside the repository and shared through ordinary Git commits, pushes, and pulls.
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Frequently asked questions
Is i-have-adhd or mex more popular?
i-have-adhd has 50,748 GitHub stars and mex has 1,703. i-have-adhd has the larger community by that measure.
Are i-have-adhd and mex free?
Both are open source. i-have-adhd is licensed under MIT and mex under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between i-have-adhd and mex?
i-have-adhd is written in Python and mex in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, i-have-adhd or mex?
Choose i-have-adhd if you want the larger community (50,748 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose mex if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.