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thinking-machines-lab/tinker-cookbook

Post-training with Tinker

3.9k Stars483 Forks71 Open Issues3.9k WatchersPythonApache-2.0
AI AgentLLM ToolDeveloper ToolAutomation
Source and compliance noteLast synced: Jul 21, 2026

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Editorial Evaluation

thinking-machines-lab/tinker-cookbook is tracked as a Python project in the AI Agent, LLM Tool, Developer Tool, Automation area. This evaluation combines public GitHub metadata, category signals, short source summaries, and Git-Stars editorial rules rather than copying project documentation.

Momentum check: the repository has 3.9k total stars, with +0 today, +232 this week, and +0 this month. These growth windows help distinguish durable adoption from short-lived visibility spikes.

Maintenance check: current activity is Active; the latest push was 3 days ago, and the open issue queue is 71, about 1.84% of total stars. Treat this as an adoption signal, not a substitute for engineering due diligence.

Adoption check: 483 forks and 3.9k watchers suggest how often the project is reused or followed. License signal: Apache-2.0. Always verify license compatibility before commercial or internal use.

Practical fit: this project is most relevant when you need Python teams evaluating ecosystem-native tooling. Be cautious when you need a legal review, security audit, or production SLA.

Source check: Git-Stars currently has 2 explicit source reference(s) for this report and a recent growth signal of 232. Follow the original GitHub repository for final install, security, and release information.

Best For
  • Python teams evaluating ecosystem-native tooling
  • use cases where recent maintenance matters
Avoid When
  • you need a legal review, security audit, or production SLA
Adoption Signals

Momentum

3.9k Stars

Reuse

483 Forks

Attention

3.9k Watchers

Maintenance

active

License

Apache-2.0

Open issues

71

Overview

Tinker Cookbook provides a training SDK (tinker) and a library of realistic fine-tuning examples (tinker-cookbook) for customizing language models. It handles distributed training complexities via API requests and offers common abstractions for supervised and reinforcement learning.

Key Features

- Supports supervised fine-tuning, reinforcement learning, preference learning (DPO, RLHF), distillation, tool use, multi-agent RL, and audio/VLM training. - Includes 20+ progressive tutorials and a benchmark evaluation framework for trained models. - Provides primitives for LoRA training, sampling, weight management, and integration with Inkling models.

Tool Positioning

AI Agent

Agent frameworks, autonomous workflows, and tool-use systems

LLM Tool

Libraries and tools for LLM apps, RAG, prompts, and evals

Developer Tool

Tools that improve coding, testing, build, and local workflow

Automation

Workflow automation, integration glue, and orchestration

Quick Start
uv pip install tinker-cookbook
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Project Activity

83

Health Score

Active

Commit Activity

Jul 14, 2025

Created

Jul 18, 2026

Last push

Source Trail

GitHub repository metadata

metadata

GitHub README

readme_summary

Star History

+0

Today's growth

+0

7-day growth

+0

30-day growth

Jul 21, 2026Jul 21, 2026
Community Health
483

Forks

71

Open

3.9k

Watchers

Owner
TH

thinking-machines-lab

GitHub profile
Topics & Language
Python
Ecosystem & Usage
GitHub Repository
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