What is gps-system?

GPS System is an evidence based goal tracking system that runs through Claude Code, an AI coding assistant, instead of through a dedicated app. GPS stands for Goal, Plan, System: you set a small number of goals, break each into a plan, and then let a repeating system of nudges and check ins keep you on track. Your goals live as plain markdown files, Claude Code runs the daily and weekly rituals, and you receive one short message a day on your phone. The project explains that it built its approach by reviewing academic research on goal setting rather than following common productivity advice. It points to specific findings such as the value of recording progress and sharing it with someone else, the power of weekly accountability reports to a real person, using if then plans for how you will act, imagining obstacles rather than only positive outcomes, and setting specific goals while guarding against tunnel vision. Using it involves an onboarding step where you define up to three goals for a twelve week cycle, including why the goal matters, milestones, and possible obstacles. After that, you receive a short daily message on a channel of your choosing, such as email, WhatsApp, or Telegram, asking whether you completed today's key action for each goal. Every Sunday a weekly scorecard summarizes your progress, and at the end of the twelve weeks a reset step reviews what worked before you choose your next goals. You can add it as a plugin inside Claude Code for the simplest setup, or self host it by cloning the repository, filling in a configuration file with your name and preferred channel, and installing scheduled tasks so the daily and weekly messages run automatically. An optional feature lets you invite another person as an accountability partner who receives your weekly scorecard after you confirm it. The core system is free and released under the MIT license, with a paid hosted version planned for the future.