Know where you’re going.
AI-generated course outlines turn a broad topic into smaller concepts. Explore a visual curriculum graph to see how they fit together.
Give your curiosity
a direction.
There’s a lot you want to learn. Bonsai turns a learning goal into a connected course, with a textbook and an AI whiteboard tutor to help you work through it.
An independent project in development.
A goal becomes a course
“I want to understand
how databases work.”
Data models
Build the foundation
Queries & indexes
Work through the ideas
Transactions
Connect what comes next
Illustrative curriculum · Your path starts with your goal
See the connections.
Build your understanding.
A course gives your curiosity structure. Different ways to explore help you stay with an idea until it makes sense.
Work through one idea at a time.
Adaptive textbook sessions give you a place to explore the material within the context of your course.
Think it through on the whiteboard.
Choose a subtopic and work with an AI tutor. Your board, conversation, and lesson state are saved so you can return to the attempt.
Start with a goal.
Return with questions.
Learning rarely happens in one sitting. Resume a whiteboard attempt with its conversation intact, or start fresh when you want another approach.
Bonsai is an exploration of what a more personal learning workspace can be.
See how Bonsai is being builtA few things to know.
Is there a public app I can use?
Bonsai is in development. The project repository is the current place to explore the implementation and local setup instructions; a public hosted app is not offered here.
What does the whiteboard remember?
Each whiteboard attempt saves its board, conversation, and lesson state. You can resume the latest attempt or start a separate fresh attempt.
Is the learning material generated by AI?
Yes. Bonsai uses AI to generate course outlines and support learning sessions. Generated explanations can be wrong, so check important details against reliable sources.
Who is Bonsai for?
Bonsai is designed around self-directed learning: you bring a topic or goal and work through the concepts with structure, reading, and practice.