Topolog
Plans as typed DAG programs, deadlines computed, not guessed
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What is Topolog?
Topolog is a goal planner that models your plans as a directed acyclic graph (DAG) and schedules your days around them. It turns any goal into a dependency graph where every task knows what blocks it, then computes a real schedule by fitting tasks into your weekly availability in dependency order. The result is a structured plan, a completion spectrum showing every outcome ranked, and a task list that adapts as you mark tasks done.
Key features include three planning modes: Express (type a single sentence and get a multi-level plan in ~5 minutes), Structured (AI breaks the goal into milestones with level-by-level sign-off), and Manual (build the graph yourself with no AI or credits). The IDE has a Graph tab for seeing dependency structure and parallel branches, plus a Source tab for authoring plans in TOL (Total Orchestration Language), a typed executable language. The scheduler is deterministic plain code that topologically sorts tasks and bin-packs them into your calendar windows, not AI. Topolog also provides analytical panels: Critical Path, Spectrum, Causal Threads & Parallelism, Money, Pareto (budget vs. probability trade-off), and Exchange.
Topolog learns your actual pace per area from task timestamps and adjusts future scheduling, making plans sharper as you execute. It provides honest deadline ranges with a
Topolog pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
Monthly: £29.99/seat/month. Annual: £22.49/month (£269.91/seat billed yearly, saving £89.97/year vs monthly). Both include 1,000 pooled credits/seat at signup (one-time grant, not monthly refill) that pool across the team and never expire. 7-day free trial with 250 credits and no card required. Includes Express mode plan generation, up to 16 active plans, dependency-aware scheduler, Day/Week/Month Gantt views, critical path analysis, all analytical panels (Spectrum, Causal Threads, Parallelism, Pareto, Money, Exchange), Bayesian estimate learning, and uncertainty bands on deadlines. Need more AI? Top-up packs: Starter £9.99 for 500 credits, Standard £19.99 for 1,500 credits, Power £49.99 for 5,000 credits. Credit costs: Express/Structured plan 100 credits each, cross-dependency pass 5 credits, decompose node 3 credits, refine one field 1 credit, discuss node 1 credit, schedule summary 1 credit, web-search-backed suggestion 10 credits.
Topolog pros
- Graph-first planning where every task knows what blocks it
- Scheduler fits tasks into real availability in dependency order
- Express mode generates structured plan with milestones in ~5 minutes
- Structured mode offers level-by-level sign-off for complex goals
- Manual mode builds graph with no AI or credits required
- Dual Graph and Source views synced live for shape and precision
- TOL is a typed executable language, not just prompts
- Deterministic scheduler with no AI hallucination in dates or odds
- Completion spectrum shows every outcome ranked by probability
- Self-tuning scheduler learns your actual pace per area
- Honest deadline ranges with floor and ceiling, not single numbers
- Critical path and near-critical tasks always marked
- External dependencies tracked but not scheduled into your hours
- Team workspace with pooled credits that roll over forever
- Capacity visibility shows who is overloaded before deadline
- Bring your own AI (Claude, GPT, Gemini) with public TOL handbook
- Up to 16 active plans synced at any one time
- Day, Week, and Month Gantt views from one source of truth
- Analytical panels: Spectrum, Pareto, Money, Exchange, Causal Threads
- Re-plans instantly on every change with silent slip absorption
Topolog cons
- AI calls cost credits that require top-up purchases
- 1,000 credits are a one-time grant, not monthly refill
- Typical use is ~50 credits/month but heavy planners may run out
- No free tier except 7-day trial with 250 credits
- Must learn TOL language for Manual/Expert mode precision
- Structured mode requires sign-off at each level which adds time
- Cycles at task level are auto-rejected limiting some patterns
- Priced AI actions like ✦ Fix show credit cost before clicking
- Annual plan requires £269.91 billed upfront per seat
- UI may be unfamiliar compared to traditional list-based planners
Frequently asked questions about Topolog
How is Topolog different from other planners?
Most planners give you a list and let you tag dependencies. Topolog is graph-first: every task knows what blocks it, and the scheduler fits tasks into your real availability in dependency order. You cannot accidentally schedule 'exchange contracts' before 'searches return' because the graph won't allow it.
What happens when I fall behind?
Anything you didn't mark done is carried forward and re-prioritised tomorrow. No streak shaming, no spinners. The schedule silently rebalances. The only alert is if a milestone deadline has become genuinely at risk.
Why credits and a subscription?
The subscription buys the product. Credits buy AI calls, and the AI isn't free. Most users never run out: every seat ships with 1,000 credits at signup (a one-time grant, not a monthly refill) and typical use is ~50/month. Credits pool across the team and never expire. Top-up packs are there when you push harder.
Is the scheduler AI?
No. The scheduler is plain code: it sorts your tasks in dependency order and fits them into your real availability. AI only writes the one-line plan summary at the end. That means the schedule is fast, free of hallucination, and reproducible.
Does Topolog work for teams?
Yes. Same per-seat price solo or team. Members share the workspace and pool credits across the seat count, so if one teammate is a heavy planner this month and another is light, the heavy planner just uses the pooled budget. Per-member task assignment and team-aware scheduling are built in too.
Can I use my own AI instead of Topolog's?
Yes. TOL is a public language with a full handbook. Point any frontier model (Claude, GPT, Gemini) at the handbook, describe your goal in plain English, and ask it to write a TOL plan. Press Shift+E to open Expert Mode, paste the TOL, hit Parse & apply, and the engine validates instantly. Copy any errors back to your AI and iterate until clean.
What are the three planning modes?
Express: type a single sentence and get a multi-level plan in ~5 minutes, best for one-off goals. Structured: AI breaks the goal into milestones; each breakdown into child nodes asks a few questions, sign off level by level, best for complex long-running goals. Manual: build the graph yourself by clicking empty canvas to add nodes, dragging to connect them, editing in the inspector, with no AI or credits required.
What analytical panels does Topolog provide?
Critical Path shows the chain that determines your deadline. Spectrum shows every outcome ranked. Causal Threads & Parallelism reveal what is shared and when threads land. Money tracks budget allocation. Pareto plots how much spend buys how much probability of success. Exchange shows what the plan ends up holding and the cash from buying and selling deliverables.
How does Topolog learn my pace?
The only data you log is when you pick up, drop, or finish a task. From those timestamps, Topolog learns your true pace per area and folds it into every future estimate, date, and probability. This makes your plan sharper as you execute.
What views does Topolog offer for my schedule?
Day, Week, and Month views all read from the same blocks. The Execute Day view shows what the scheduler bin-packed for today, ordered by dependency and your availability. Graph shows dependency structure and parallel branches. List shows tasks top to bottom in dependency order. Gantt shows the team timeline with a lane per person. All views are computed from the same DAG so they always agree.