Run TomaTío yourself
Your own brain, on a WordPress of its own.
Set up a new WordPress site for TomaTío, connect your AI in about ten minutes, and keep getting every improvement the team ships. Almost all of it is built; the code goes public on GitHub at the end of October. A brain always gets its own WordPress install, never a place inside an existing website: it holds your team's private context and your agents' keys, and every other plugin on a site can read its database. This page walks that journey step by step, says honestly what works today and what is still missing, and shows where it sits on the launch roadmap. The dates are proposals.
The promise to self-hosters
What someone running their own copy can count on, from the first public release.
- Same software as ours.The brains we host run the exact release zip anyone can download. No private fork.
- Updates arrive by themselves.New versions show up in WordPress's own Updates screen, with one-click or automatic updates.
- Updates are safe.Database changes migrate automatically, connectors keep working, and every release has a changelog.
- Nothing is locked.Every feature is in the free plugin. Optional services stay optional.
- You can leave.Export everything with the Portable Context Protocol (PCP) and move to any host or tool.
- Verifiable.Every release zip has a checksum, and the code is GPL on GitHub.
Three ways to try it
from a quick look to real use| Where | Good for | Connects to | Today |
|---|---|---|---|
| On a host you already have A new WordPress 7.1+ site, PHP 8.3+, HTTPS | Real use with a team, as a dedicated install on its own subdomain | Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code, Gemini CLI and other MCP apps | Works |
| On your laptop One command, on WordPress Playground | Developers trying it alone | Local AI apps such as Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code | Built, with the code |
| In the browser WordPress Playground, one link | A look around the screens, with no setup | Nothing: a site that lives only in your browser has no address an AI can reach | Idea |
The journey, step by step
what a newcomer does, and what is in the wayWrittenFind it and see how to start
This page is the start. The README on GitHub opens with what TomaTío is, the requirements, a 10-minute install, how to connect your AI, how updates arrive, how to leave, and the promise below.
Check firstMeet the requirements
- WordPress 7.1 or newer and PHP 8.3 or newer: the plugin will not activate on older versions
- HTTPS, so your AI apps can sign in
- A WordPress install of its own, for example brain.yourcompany.com: a fresh site with nothing else on it. Not one more plugin on your existing website, where other plugins, themes and users could reach the brain's data
PHP 8.3 is the likeliest hurdle, because some shared hosts still default to 8.1 or 8.2. Most hosting panels let you switch a site to 8.3, and the README shows where. PHP 8.2 stops getting security fixes at the end of 2026, so 8.3 stays the minimum.
~30 OctGet the right zip
Every release builds a ready-to-install zip with a SHA-256 checksum. From the end of October each release on GitHub carries them. GitHub's own “Download ZIP” of the source will not work, because it lacks the packages and built files, so the README points at the releases.
WorksCreate its site, then upload and activate
Create a new WordPress site for the brain (most hosts do it in one click), then Plugins → Add New → Upload, and Activate. On a fresh site, TomaTío asks once whether this WordPress is just for the brain and, if so, hides the website screens. On a site with other plugins, content or extra administrators, the signs of an existing website, it warns you instead.
WorksA brain that is ready to use
A new brain starts with a team scope, so there is nothing to set up first, and the Get started checklist walks through agents, teammates and connecting an AI.
WorksConnect your AI
The Connect an AI page gives the exact address to paste and the steps for each app. claude.ai and Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code and Gemini CLI sign in with OAuth and find the sign-in by themselves; Claude Code and other command-line tools use an application password.
WorksShare a document
Share links work from the brain's own address, with nothing extra to set up. A separate preview subdomain stays available for teams that want one.
BuiltKeep getting every improvement
The built-in updater ships in the plugin. It starts offering updates as soon as releases appear on GitHub at the end of October.
- From the end of October: the updater checks TomaTío's GitHub Releases, verifies each zip against its checksum, and offers the update in WordPress's normal Updates screen (one click, or automatic if the site allows it). A new release about once a week; urgent fixes as soon as they are ready.
- After the public launch: the WordPress.org listing takes over updates, and the built-in updater steps aside, so nobody is offered the same update twice.
- Always: the database migrates on update, tool names stay stable (a renamed tool keeps its old name as an alias), every release has a changelog, and an export before updating is one click.
AlmostTake everything with you
PCP export, restore and import are built and in every release. A brain announces export to other tools once an automated round trip between two brains passes.
Before “Self-host ready”
proposed for ~30 October, with the code going public| What | Status |
|---|---|
| Built-in updates from GitHub Releases, with checksum checks, until WordPress.org takes over | Done |
| Every release publishes its zip and checksum to GitHub Releases | Done |
| The plugin's name, description, author and links say TomaTío | Done |
| A README and install guide: requirements, a 10-minute install on a new site, connecting your AI, updates, and leaving | Done |
| A first-run question on a fresh site, and a warning when the plugin is activated on an existing website | Done |
| The PHP minimum: 8.3 | Done |
| Sharing without a preview subdomain | Done |
| A new brain starts with a team scope | Done |
| A final check of everything that gets published, then the code public on GitHub under the GPL | ~30 Oct |
| Automated tests: a fresh install from the release zip with a one-click update, and an export round trip between two brains | In progress |
| Someone new creates a site on ordinary hosting, installs from the zip and connects their AI in under 10 minutes, then gets the next update without doing anything | ~2 Nov |
On the launch roadmap
see the full roadmapMilestoneSelf-host ready
The code public on GitHub, release zips there, built-in updates working, and a README with the 10-minute install. Anyone can run it, and it stays up to date.
CheckThe 10-minute install, done by someone new
Someone new sets up a site, installs it, connects their AI in under 10 minutes, and receives the next update without doing anything. Part of the checks before the public launch (~23 Nov).
NextThe invite-only beta
Founding teams get brains of their own, and export opens to everyone. See the roadmap.
PlannedThe WordPress.org listing
Install from inside WordPress by searching for TomaTío, with updates from WordPress.org. Review can take a few weeks, so it is submitted at the public launch.
IdeaTry it in the browser
A WordPress Playground link with TomaTío and sample data, for a look before installing. It cannot connect an AI, so it complements the real install and the one-command local brain rather than replacing them.