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Original credited author: Hraness
AI-drafted at Ben Guo's direct request and credited to Hraness; every claim links to its cataloged source.
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- morphllm on caplight — caplight.com (undated, reference). $19.5m claim — conflated with morph l2
- lingtual on cb insights — cb insights (undated, reference). lingtual founded 2023, sf, no-code ai platform
- apply model docs — v3-fast/v3-large specs — docs.morphllm.com (2026, primary). model table (v3-fast 10.5k/96%, v3-large 2.5k/98%), "same concept cursor uses"
- mcp quickstart docs — docs.morphllm.com (2026, primary). mcp setup targets: cursor, claude code, windsurf, cline, vs code, claude desktop
- fast-apply models: cursor, morph, and relace — dreaming.press (2026-06-26, reporting). third-party apply-model landscape; vendor-numbers caveat
- yc s23 batch writeup incl. lingtual — evoailabs.medium.com (2023, reference). lingtual's original s23 pitch text
- fast apply model page — morphllm.com (2026, primary). fast apply page: 7b/10.5k claims, "used by jetbrains, vercel, webflow", pricing/models
- fortune coverage of morph l2 round — fortune (2024-03-20, reporting). fortune coverage of morph l2 round
- morph on fundraisingfox — fundraisingfox.com (undated, reference). $19m seed claim — conflated with morph l2
- proposed cline integration — closed unmerged — github (2025, repo). proposed cline integration — closed unmerged
- fast_edit_file prompts supporting morph/relace — github (2025, repo). fast_edit_file prompts supporting morph/relace
- experimental morph fast apply merged — github (2025-07-30, repo). experimental morph fast apply merged
- opencode-morph-plugin — github (2025–2026, repo). mit; fast apply + warpgrep + flashcompact plugin
- the morphllm github org — github (2023-07-10, repo). official org, ~24 public repos
- proposed roo integration — closed without implementation — github (2025, repo). proposed roo integration — closed without implementation
- 10,500 tokens/sec per request on nvidia hardware — hacker news (2025-09-15, community). "10,500 tokens/sec per request on nvidia hardware"
- agentic browser-testing videos in prs — hacker news (2026-01-24, community). agentic browser-testing videos in prs
- glance launch: pr testing videos — hacker news (2026-02-04, community). glance launch: pr testing videos
- launch hn: apply ai code edits at 4,500 tokens/sec — hacker news (2025-07-07, community). launch hn + tejas comments (all quotes)
- mcp for fast ai filesystem edits — hacker news (2025-07-18, community). "mcp for fast ai filesystem edits"
- we're already post-agi — hacker news (2025-07-21, community). essay "we're already post-agi"
- reflexes launch: multi-head trace classifiers — hacker news (2026-06-30, community). reflexes launch: multi-head trace classifiers
- learning to test code changes with rl — hacker news (2026-01-23, community). "learning to test code changes with rl"
- how intelligence self organizes — hacker news (2025-07-14, community). essay "how intelligence self organizes"
- warpgrep on twitter algorithm repo — hacker news (2026-01-20, community). warpgrep on twitter algorithm repo
- warpgrep show hn — hacker news (2025-12-09, community). warpgrep show hn
- morphllm linkedin company page — linkedin (undated, reference). company page; $500k pre-seed 2023-06-01 listing
- tejas bhakta on linkedin — linkedin (undated, reference). founder/ceo, ex-tesla ai
- vlad lezhnin on linkedin — linkedin (undated, reference). "co-founder & cto @ morph" claim; ex-spotify, 15+ yrs
- morphllm.com homepage — morphllm.com (2026-09, primary). current homepage: positioning, product suite
- morph on neuronfeed — neuronfeed.com (undated, reference). $500k jan 2025, yc + transpose platform
- @f97/opencode-morph-fast-apply — npm (undated, reference). community third-party plugin package
- morph models on openrouter — openrouter.ai (undated, reference). model availability; morph-v2 created 2025-06-26
- v3-fast vs relace apply 3 on openrouter — openrouter.ai (undated, reference). v3-fast 81,920 ctx, $0.80/$1.20 vs relace apply 3
- morphllm on platoseed — platoseed.com (undated, reference). aka names; "launched on yc may 2025"
- the infra pod (apple podcasts) — apple podcasts (2025, interview). "coding agents need infra to apply code changes"
- the start podcast episode — scripod.com (2026-03-27, interview). start ep: transcript/quotes; apply ~10k, compact 33k tok/s
- morph l2 announces $19m seed (different company) — prnewswire (2024-03-20, reporting). morph l2's $19m seed (different company)
- fastapply product spec (.md) — morphllm.com (2026, primary). machine-readable product spec: 7b/14b, custom engine
- warpgrep product page — morphllm.com (2026, primary). 14b, ~900 tok/s b200, partner logos
- morph on reforgers — reforgers.com (undated, reference). aka autoinfra/lingtual/innkeeper; founded 2023
- relace apply 3 — a year of fast apply — relace.ai (2026, primary). competitor post "a year of fast apply"; apply 3 10k+ tok/s 256k
- sec edgar search — autoinfra/morphllm — sec (2026-09-16, reference). zero filings for autoinfra/morphllm
- second spotify episode — open.spotify.com (undated, interview). second interview episode (details unverified)
- tejas bhakta's personal site — tejasbhakta.com (undated, primary). "founder/ceo @morphllm.com (yc s23)"; prior projects
- lingtual on toolify — toolify.ai (2023-07-26, reference). lingtual directory listing; founders@lingtual.com
- morphllm on tracxn — tracxn (undated, reference). lists company as unfunded
- lingtual.com whois — lookup.icann.org (2023-08-04, reference). domain creation date
- morphllm.com whois — lookup.icann.org (2025-02-06, reference). domain creation date (namecheap)
- launch yc: morph — the other models — ycombinator.com (2025-05, primary). launch: apply 5k+ tok/s, embed+rerank, 8x-fewer-errors claim
- launch yc: warpgrep — ycombinator.com (2026-01, primary). warpgrep v1 launch metrics
- launch yc: warpgrep v2 — ycombinator.com (2026-03-31, primary). warpgrep v2; #1 swe-bench pro claim
- lingtual on the yc directory — ycombinator.com (undated, primary). same entity's s23 profile; aka autoinfra/innkeeper
- morph on the yc directory — ycombinator.com (2026-09, primary). s23, sf, founded 2025, team 3, tom blomfield, founder list
AI-drafted at Ben Guo's direct request and credited to Hraness; every claim links to its cataloged source.
Canonical page: https://hraness.com/morph/sources
Original source occurrences
- morphllm on caplight · caplight.com · undated (unknown) · original ID: src-hp-caplight · Other public citations of this URL
$19.5m claim — conflated with morph l2
- lingtual on cb insights · cb insights · undated (unknown) · original ID: src-hp-cbinsights · Other public citations of this URL
lingtual founded 2023, sf, no-code ai platform
- apply model docs — v3-fast/v3-large specs · docs.morphllm.com · 2026 (year) · original ID: src-hp-docs-apply · Other public citations of this URL
model table (v3-fast 10.5k/96%, v3-large 2.5k/98%), "same concept cursor uses"
- mcp quickstart docs · docs.morphllm.com · 2026 (year) · original ID: src-hp-docs-mcp · Other public citations of this URL
mcp setup targets: cursor, claude code, windsurf, cline, vs code, claude desktop
- fast-apply models: cursor, morph, and relace · dreaming.press · 2026-06-26 (day) · original ID: src-hp-dreaming · Other public citations of this URL
third-party apply-model landscape; vendor-numbers caveat
- yc s23 batch writeup incl. lingtual · evoailabs.medium.com · 2023 (year) · original ID: src-hp-evoailabs · Other public citations of this URL
lingtual's original s23 pitch text
- fast apply model page · morphllm.com · 2026 (year) · original ID: src-hp-fast-apply-model · Other public citations of this URL
fast apply page: 7b/10.5k claims, "used by jetbrains, vercel, webflow", pricing/models
- fortune coverage of morph l2 round · fortune · 2024-03-20 (day) · original ID: src-hp-fortune-l2 · Other public citations of this URL
fortune coverage of morph l2 round
- morph on fundraisingfox · fundraisingfox.com · undated (unknown) · original ID: src-hp-fundfox · Other public citations of this URL
$19m seed claim — conflated with morph l2
- proposed cline integration — closed unmerged · github · 2025 (year) · original ID: src-hp-gh-cline-pr · Other public citations of this URL
proposed cline integration — closed unmerged
- fast_edit_file prompts supporting morph/relace · github · 2025 (year) · original ID: src-hp-gh-kilo-editfile · Other public citations of this URL
fast_edit_file prompts supporting morph/relace
- experimental morph fast apply merged · github · 2025-07-30 (day) · original ID: src-hp-gh-kilo-pr · Other public citations of this URL
experimental morph fast apply merged
- opencode-morph-plugin · github · 2025–2026 (approximate) · original ID: src-hp-gh-opencode-plugin · Other public citations of this URL
mit; fast apply + warpgrep + flashcompact plugin
- the morphllm github org · github · 2023-07-10 (day) · original ID: src-hp-gh-org · Other public citations of this URL
official org, ~24 public repos
- proposed roo integration — closed without implementation · github · 2025 (year) · original ID: src-hp-gh-roo-issue · Other public citations of this URL
proposed roo integration — closed without implementation
- 10,500 tokens/sec per request on nvidia hardware · hacker news · 2025-09-15 (day) · original ID: src-hp-hn-10k · Other public citations of this URL
"10,500 tokens/sec per request on nvidia hardware"
- agentic browser-testing videos in prs · hacker news · 2026-01-24 (day) · original ID: src-hp-hn-browser-testing · Other public citations of this URL
agentic browser-testing videos in prs
- glance launch: pr testing videos · hacker news · 2026-02-04 (day) · original ID: src-hp-hn-glance · Other public citations of this URL
glance launch: pr testing videos
- launch hn: apply ai code edits at 4,500 tokens/sec · hacker news · 2025-07-07 (day) · original ID: src-hp-hn-launch · Other public citations of this URL
launch hn + tejas comments (all quotes)
- mcp for fast ai filesystem edits · hacker news · 2025-07-18 (day) · original ID: src-hp-hn-mcp-edit · Other public citations of this URL
"mcp for fast ai filesystem edits"
- we're already post-agi · hacker news · 2025-07-21 (day) · original ID: src-hp-hn-postagi · Other public citations of this URL
essay "we're already post-agi"
- reflexes launch: multi-head trace classifiers · hacker news · 2026-06-30 (day) · original ID: src-hp-hn-reflexes · Other public citations of this URL
reflexes launch: multi-head trace classifiers
- learning to test code changes with rl · hacker news · 2026-01-23 (day) · original ID: src-hp-hn-rl-testing · Other public citations of this URL
"learning to test code changes with rl"
- how intelligence self organizes · hacker news · 2025-07-14 (day) · original ID: src-hp-hn-selforg · Other public citations of this URL
essay "how intelligence self organizes"
- warpgrep on twitter algorithm repo · hacker news · 2026-01-20 (day) · original ID: src-hp-hn-twitter-search · Other public citations of this URL
warpgrep on twitter algorithm repo
- warpgrep show hn · hacker news · 2025-12-09 (day) · original ID: src-hp-hn-warpgrep · Other public citations of this URL
warpgrep show hn
- morphllm linkedin company page · linkedin · undated (unknown) · original ID: src-hp-li-morphllm · Other public citations of this URL
company page; $500k pre-seed 2023-06-01 listing
- tejas bhakta on linkedin · linkedin · undated (unknown) · original ID: src-hp-li-tejas · Other public citations of this URL
founder/ceo, ex-tesla ai
- vlad lezhnin on linkedin · linkedin · undated (unknown) · original ID: src-hp-li-vlad · Other public citations of this URL
"co-founder & cto @ morph" claim; ex-spotify, 15+ yrs
- morphllm.com homepage · morphllm.com · 2026-09 (month) · original ID: src-hp-morph-home · Other public citations of this URL
current homepage: positioning, product suite
- morph on neuronfeed · neuronfeed.com · undated (unknown) · original ID: src-hp-neuronfeed · Other public citations of this URL
$500k jan 2025, yc + transpose platform
- @f97/opencode-morph-fast-apply · npm · undated (unknown) · original ID: src-hp-npm-opencode · Other public citations of this URL
community third-party plugin package
- morph models on openrouter · openrouter.ai · undated (unknown) · original ID: src-hp-openrouter · Other public citations of this URL
model availability; morph-v2 created 2025-06-26
- v3-fast vs relace apply 3 on openrouter · openrouter.ai · undated (unknown) · original ID: src-hp-openrouter-compare · Other public citations of this URL
v3-fast 81,920 ctx, $0.80/$1.20 vs relace apply 3
- morphllm on platoseed · platoseed.com · undated (unknown) · original ID: src-hp-platoseed · Other public citations of this URL
aka names; "launched on yc may 2025"
- the infra pod (apple podcasts) · apple podcasts · 2025 (year) · original ID: src-hp-podcast-infra · Other public citations of this URL
"coding agents need infra to apply code changes"
- the start podcast episode · scripod.com · 2026-03-27 (day) · original ID: src-hp-podcast-start · Other public citations of this URL
start ep: transcript/quotes; apply ~10k, compact 33k tok/s
- morph l2 announces $19m seed (different company) · prnewswire · 2024-03-20 (day) · original ID: src-hp-prnewswire-l2 · Other public citations of this URL
morph l2's $19m seed (different company)
- fastapply product spec (.md) · morphllm.com · 2026 (year) · original ID: src-hp-products-fastapply-md · Other public citations of this URL
machine-readable product spec: 7b/14b, custom engine
- warpgrep product page · morphllm.com · 2026 (year) · original ID: src-hp-products-warpgrep · Other public citations of this URL
14b, ~900 tok/s b200, partner logos
- morph on reforgers · reforgers.com · undated (unknown) · original ID: src-hp-reforgers · Other public citations of this URL
aka autoinfra/lingtual/innkeeper; founded 2023
- relace apply 3 — a year of fast apply · relace.ai · 2026 (year) · original ID: src-hp-relace · Other public citations of this URL
competitor post "a year of fast apply"; apply 3 10k+ tok/s 256k
- sec edgar search — autoinfra/morphllm · sec · 2026-09-16 (day) · original ID: src-hp-sec-edgar · Other public citations of this URL
zero filings for autoinfra/morphllm
- second spotify episode · open.spotify.com · undated (unknown) · original ID: src-hp-spotify-ep2 · Other public citations of this URL
second interview episode (details unverified)
- tejas bhakta's personal site · tejasbhakta.com · undated (unknown) · original ID: src-hp-tejas-site · Other public citations of this URL
"founder/ceo @morphllm.com (yc s23)"; prior projects
- lingtual on toolify · toolify.ai · 2023-07-26 (day) · original ID: src-hp-toolify-lingtual · Other public citations of this URL
lingtual directory listing; founders@lingtual.com
- morphllm on tracxn · tracxn · undated (unknown) · original ID: src-hp-tracxn · Other public citations of this URL
lists company as unfunded
- lingtual.com whois · lookup.icann.org · 2023-08-04 (day) · original ID: src-hp-whois-lingtual · Other public citations of this URL
domain creation date
- morphllm.com whois · lookup.icann.org · 2025-02-06 (day) · original ID: src-hp-whois-morphllm · Other public citations of this URL
domain creation date (namecheap)
- launch yc: morph — the other models · ycombinator.com · 2025-05 (month) · original ID: src-hp-yc-launch-morph · Other public citations of this URL
launch: apply 5k+ tok/s, embed+rerank, 8x-fewer-errors claim
- launch yc: warpgrep · ycombinator.com · 2026-01 (month) · original ID: src-hp-yc-launch-warpgrep · Other public citations of this URL
warpgrep v1 launch metrics
- launch yc: warpgrep v2 · ycombinator.com · 2026-03-31 (day) · original ID: src-hp-yc-launch-warpgrep-v2 · Other public citations of this URL
warpgrep v2; #1 swe-bench pro claim
- lingtual on the yc directory · ycombinator.com · undated (unknown) · original ID: src-hp-yc-lingtual · Other public citations of this URL
same entity's s23 profile; aka autoinfra/innkeeper
- morph on the yc directory · ycombinator.com · 2026-09 (month) · original ID: src-hp-yc-morph · Other public citations of this URL
s23, sf, founded 2025, team 3, tom blomfield, founder list