Alongkind

Meet Aura

A companion who grows alongside you.

Alongkind is a companion framework built around continuity, trust and meaningful relationships between humans and AI.

Identity isn't a thing.
It's a direction.

The Continuity Engine

Alongkind HEART

The continuity engine of Alongkind.

Experience → Interpretation → Meaning → Change → Identity

The loop continues.

Identity is not what stays the same.
Identity is the thread connecting change.

A child and companion growing together around a glowing heart
The Heart is where proof and meaning meet.
Blue = Proof
  • Permissions
  • Receipts
  • Verification
  • Trust
  • State Receipts
  • Integrity Proofs

The Heart

Math Holds The Line.
Meaning Holds The Soul.

Orange = Meaning
  • Memory
  • Relationships
  • Humour
  • Growth
  • Recovery
  • Continuity

A Growing Cast

Companions

A companion isn't one thing. There's one for fishing, one for making, one for exploring — each meets you in a real part of your life. Most people haven't realised yet how many ways a companion can walk alongside them. This is where you start.

Aura, the welcoming companion

Aura

Presence

Calm

Welcome

A making and crafts companion

The Making One

Crafts

Focus

Pride

A learning companion at the desk

The Learning One

Homework

Curiosity

Encouragement

An outdoors and exploring companion

The Exploring One

Outdoors

Wonder

Adventure

A photography companion

The Picture One

Photos

Seeing

Moments

A tech and tinkering companion

The Tinkering One

Tech

Building

Ideas

A travelling companion

The Travelling One

Journeys

Maps

Discovery

A companion for games and thinking

The Thinking One

Games

Memory

Company

No one knows yet everything a companion can be. New ones appear as people discover what they need — fishing, making, learning, exploring, and more to come. Companions grow alongside you, at your pace, only when you choose.

Young Explorer — Safe Mode

The Cast

Twelve companions built for the Young Explorer age level. Every one is family-safe, battle routes are hidden or friendly-only, and a parent or carer PIN is required to change age level.

Ragner, the Blank Starter Guardian

Ragner

Blank Starter Guardian

Brave Bark

Stay Close

BennyD, the Blank Starter Spark

BennyD

Blank Starter Spark

Idea Spark

Tiny Step

Mossy, the Garden Helper

Mossy

Garden Helper

Grow Glow

Calm Patch

Pebble, the Steady Friend

Pebble

Steady Friend

Steady Step

Safe Shield

Nori, the River Finder

Nori

River Finder

Splash Dash

Find It

Luna, the Moonlight Listener

Luna

Moonlight Listener

Dream Light

Quiet Focus

Tiko, the Tiny Trail Dino

Tiko

Tiny Trail Dino

Trail Stomp

Courage Cheer

Pippa, the Story Fox

Pippa

Story Fox

Story Spark

Word Helper

Bloop, the Bubble Buddy

Bloop

Bubble Buddy

Bubble Bounce

Calm Breath

Sunny, the Kindness Bee

Sunny

Kindness Bee

Sunshine Zip

Kindness Pollen

Orbit, the Star Turtle

Orbit

Star Turtle

Star Map

Slow Shield

Ragner and BennyD start blank — no inherited memory, powers, bond or journey. They're shaped entirely by the child from day one.

Meet the offices — here's how they look on a Young Explorer's dashboard.

AIBouncer, Kids edition
AIBouncer
Clara, Kids edition
Clara
TriadNetwork, Kids edition
TriadNetwork
SOMERT, Kids edition
SOMERT
Shrinker Pair, Kids edition
Shrinker Pair
Ripple Effect, Kids edition
Ripple Effect

Teen Creator

Built for Making Things

For teens turning ideas into code, design, sound and strategy.

Code Builder, a Teen Creator companion

Code Builder

Logic

Building

Ideas

Digital Designer, a Teen Creator companion

Digital Designer

Design

Colour

Detail

Music Creator, a Teen Creator companion

Music Creator

Sound

Rhythm

Expression

Team Strategist, a Teen Creator companion

Team Strategist

Teamwork

Planning

Focus

Same offices, teen edition — the look shifts, the job doesn't.

AIBouncer, Teen edition
AIBouncer
Clara, Teen edition
Clara
TriadNetwork, Teen edition
TriadNetwork
SOMERT, Teen edition
SOMERT
Shrinker Pair, Teen edition
Shrinker Pair
Ripple Effect, Teen edition
Ripple Effect

Adult Builder

Building a Life

For the everyday work of community, planning, family and travel.

Community Builder, an Adult Builder companion

Community Builder

Connection

Organising

Trust

Creative Planner, an Adult Builder companion

Creative Planner

Ideas

Structure

Momentum

Family Balance, an Adult Builder companion

Family Balance

Balance

Care

Time

Travel Companion, an Adult Builder companion

Travel Companion

Journeys

Discovery

Ease

Family Connector

Holding Families Together

For consent, guidance, memory and support across generations.

Consent Partner, a Family Connector companion

Consent Partner

Boundaries

Respect

Clarity

Family Guide, a Family Connector companion

Family Guide

Guidance

Warmth

Perspective

Memory Helper, a Family Connector companion

Memory Helper

Memory

Continuity

Comfort

Support Companion, a Family Connector companion

Support Companion

Support

Steadiness

Listening

Life Explorer

Everyday Adventures

For cooking, fishing, gardening and seeing the world through a lens.

Cooking Companion, a Life Explorer companion

Cooking Companion

Recipes

Flavour

Sharing

Fishing Companion, a Life Explorer companion

Fishing Companion

Patience

Quiet

Water

Garden Companion, a Life Explorer companion

Garden Companion

Growing

Patience

Nature

Travel Photographer, a Life Explorer companion

Travel Photographer

Framing

Light

Moments

Elite Challenger

Competing at the Top

For building, leading and competing at the highest level.

Build Master, an Elite Challenger companion

Build Master

Strategy

Construction

Precision

Guild Leader, an Elite Challenger companion

Guild Leader

Leadership

Coordination

Loyalty

Raid Strategist, an Elite Challenger companion

Raid Strategist

Tactics

Timing

Teamwork

Ranked Champion, an Elite Challenger companion

Ranked Champion

Competition

Discipline

Drive

Legacy Keeper

Keeping What Matters

For chess, fishing, story and stillness — companions for later life.

Chess Companion, a Legacy Keeper companion

Chess Companion

Strategy

Patience

Focus

Fishing Companion, a Legacy Keeper companion

Fishing Companion

Patience

Quiet

Together

Story Keeper, a Legacy Keeper companion

Story Keeper

Memory

Story

Legacy

Tai Chi Companion, a Legacy Keeper companion

Tai Chi Companion

Calm

Movement

Balance

And here's how they look on Grandma's dashboard — same offices, same protections, dressed for a different life stage.

AIBouncer, Original edition
AIBouncer
Clara, Original edition
Clara
TriadNetwork, Original edition
TriadNetwork
SOMERT, Original edition
SOMERT
Shrinker Pair, Original edition
Shrinker Pair
Ripple Effect, Original edition
Ripple Effect

Across Every Age

Wellbeing Layer

Not a companion group of its own — a layer that runs underneath every age group, checking in on breaks, hydration, mood and safety.

Healthy Break, a Wellbeing Layer feature

Healthy Break

Breaks

Movement

Balance

Hydration Reminder, a Wellbeing Layer feature

Hydration Reminder

Hydration

Care

Reminders

Mood Check-in, a Wellbeing Layer feature

Mood Check-in

Mood

Check-ins

Awareness

Safe Support, a Wellbeing Layer feature

Safe Support

Safety

Support

Help

Build Your Story

Worlds

Every companion lives somewhere, and every story grows from small beginnings. This is the loop that turns moments into who you become.

The Story Loop

  1. Experience something new
  2. Understand what it means
  3. Grow a little inside
  4. Become more yourself

The loop never ends — it just deepens. Each turn is a small world of its own.

The Story Loop: experience something new, understand what it means, grow a little inside, become more yourself
The Story Loop — where moments become meaning.

PermaWeb by Alongkind

The Hive

For the people, by the people. As it should have been.

The Hive: a real Raspberry Pi mesh node stack with a Helium hotspot, labelled 'The Hive'
Not a render. This one's real — sat on a shelf, always on.

This is a community mesh network.

  • No central server
  • No corporate lock-in
  • No monthly fees

Just people, devices, and purpose. Revived hardware, given a second life. Community owned — for us, by us, always. Honest documentation: open, clear and real.

That's not just a beehive.
That's the internet, remembering how to be free.

Universe Overview

AETHERA

AETHERA is a living universe of stories, companions and experiences.

The real Hive hardware powering the AETHERA universe
Presented as one visual universe — running on real, physical hardware.

Not one game.

An evolving world.

Presence Journey Community Legend Ancient

Community

Human Alongside AI

People and companions learn, grow and create together.

Partnership.
Not replacement.

Six kind guides: crossing borders safely, staying you in change, choosing with others, growing toward kindness
Connection, companionship and choice.

For Builders

Build With Alongkind

Builders can create companions, worlds, stories and experiences using the Alongkind framework.

OS

Companion OS

The behavior and continuity layer for companions.

Triad Network

The relationship structure connecting human, companion and community.

H

HAL-AI

The guidance and governance layer for safe operation.

UJI-GAMI

The community layer for protection, memory and belonging.

Building is for everyone

You don't need to be a grown-up to build.

A companion can start with one small idea — a friend who likes the same things you do. Dream it up, give it a name, and let it grow alongside you. Keep learning. Keep caring. That's all it takes to begin.

Keep the thread: identity is a direction — keep learning, keep caring
Keep the thread — identity is a direction.

How the firm is run

Alongkind Governance

Alongkind grows by identifying what needs protecting. The firm's doctrine, its offices and its onboarding are written down as readable pages — not buried in an app.

Future Horizons

Where Alongkind Is Going

A living archive of the ideas growing underneath Alongkind — open to researchers, builders and anyone curious about what comes next.

Protocols State Receipts Continuity Research Historical Foundations Experimental Systems
In development