cff-version: 1.2.0
message: "If you use this software or the DRIFT architecture in your research, please cite both the software and the paper."
title: "DRIFT: Distributed Response & Integrated Functional Thought"
abstract: "A unified cognitive architecture for local AI companion bots that constructs distinct behavior through prompt assembly, memory retrieval, and structured state updates."
type: software
authors:
  - family-names: "Hayoka"
    given-names: "Timeless"
repository-code: "https://github.com/timeless-hayoka/infj-bot"
license: MIT
version: "0.1.0"
date-released: "2026-05-22"

preferred-citation:
  type: article
  title: "PHI // DRIFT: A Homeostatic Cognitive Architecture for Persistent, State-Aware AI Companionship"
  authors:
    - family-names: "Hayoka"
      given-names: "Timeless"
  doi: "10.5281/zenodo.20350249"
  url: "https://zenodo.org/records/20350249"
  year: 2026