Inkling is an open-source project built for developers.

Does Inkling have a free plan?

Yes — Inkling is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and free to use.

What platforms does Inkling run on?

Inkling runs on the web, the command line, and API.

Is Inkling still maintained?

The GitHub repository shows 68 commits in the last 90 days.

What are alternatives to Inkling?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Inkling, Inkling Small, and Inkling Small.

Who develops Inkling?

Inkling is developed by Thinking Machines.

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Inkling

Name: Inkling
Author: Thinking Machines

huggingface.coInfrastructure

Inkling provides standardized Jinja2 templates for formatting messages, system prompts, and tool calls for various large language models. It includes features for controlling reasoning effort and managing tool interactions. The library helps developers maintain consistent interactions when working with multiple LLM backends.

Open SourceApache-2.0WebCLIAPI

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Overview

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In the Foundation models & chat space, Inkling takes a focused approach. It focuses on standardizing prompt formatting and system instructions across different LLM providers and chat interfaces. It is built as an open-source project for developers. Inkling is open source under the Apache-2.0 license. It runs on the web, the command line, and API.

Behind Inkling is Thinking Machines, and it first shipped in 2025. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 4k stars and 68 commits in the last 90 days. Key capabilities include Chat Templates, Reasoning Effort Control, and Tool Integration. It exposes integrations via a public API.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Chat Templates
Reasoning Effort Control
Tool Integration

Built with & integrations

Hosting

AWS

AI providers

local_ossopenai

Connectors

API

Runs on

BrowserCLIAPI-only

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AWS: x-amz-cf-id header · x-amz-cf-pop header · via header
local_oss: bollama in the HTML · bllama in the HTML · bvllm in the HTML

Trust & compliance

License

Apache-2.0

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Frequently asked questions about Inkling

What does Inkling do?: Inkling focuses on standardizing prompt formatting and system instructions across different LLM providers and chat interfaces. It is catalogued under Foundation models & chat on PulseGate.
Who is Inkling for?: Inkling is an open-source project built for developers.
Does Inkling have a free plan?: Yes — Inkling is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and free to use.
What platforms does Inkling run on?: Inkling runs on the web, the command line, and API.
Is Inkling still maintained?: The GitHub repository shows 68 commits in the last 90 days.
What are alternatives to Inkling?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Inkling, Inkling Small, and Inkling Small.Inkling Inkling Small Inkling Small
Who develops Inkling?: Inkling is developed by Thinking Machines.
How long has Inkling been around?: Inkling first shipped in 2025.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Cli · Web
Languages: English
License: Apache-2.0
Built for: developers
Model: Open source
Solves: Standardizing prompt formatting and system instructions across different LLM providers and chat interfaces.

Registered as

Hugging Face: thinkingmachines/Inkling

Developer

Thinking Machines

Community-driven

Open source

Stars: 3,992
Forks: 504
Open issues: 81
Last commit: 6 Aug 2026
Commits 90d: 68
Contributors: 73
Authorship: Community-driven
Default branch: main
Latest release: v0.4.1 · 12 May 2026

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Medium · 70.4
Indexed: 6 Aug 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 6 Aug 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: thinkingmachines-inkling-huggingface-co
Lifecycle state recorded: 6 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 6 Aug 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Derived from the model's own Hugging Face metadata.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 6 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://huggingface.co/thinkingmachines/Inkling

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