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Offline survival assistant – local LLM and Kiwix, runs from a USB stick

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In short

The setup combines local language models powered by llama.cpp or Ollama with offline Kiwix archives, such as medical Wikipedia, to answer queries with specific citations. It features a browser-based interface that can be shared over a local Wi-Fi network to assist nearby devices during total service blackouts. Additionally, an alternate no-AI mode allows users to search standard survival guides using basic Python on low-resource machines.

Key points

  • Portable runtimes and Kiwix integration allow comprehensive reference libraries to functi…: Portable runtimes and Kiwix integration allow comprehensive reference libraries to function with zero external data transmission.
  • Users can supplement standard emergency manuals by adding custom text files and maps for…: Users can supplement standard emergency manuals by adding custom text files and maps for the local search system to index.
  • Creators stress that the software is intended solely for educational reference and cannot…: Creators stress that the software is intended solely for educational reference and cannot substitute for professional emergency personnel.

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A survival assistant that works 100% without internet — on Windows, Linux and macOS.

🇧🇷 Português · 🇺🇸 English · 🇪🇸 Español

If the internet, power and services go down, this kit keeps working on a laptop or USB drive:

- 📚 Practical guides with cited sources (EN, PT, ES): water, fire, shelter, food, gardening and livestock, foraging/fishing/hunting, first aid and medicine, hygiene and homemade soap, alcohol (fermentation, distillation, antiseptic and fuel), solar power, radio and navigation, tools and knots, mental health and community, and checklists for 72 hours and 1 year.

- 🤖 Local AI that answers any question in natural language, citing its sources — it runs on your own computer (llama.cpp or Ollama); nothing goes to the internet.

- 🌐 Kiwix offline libraries: medical Wikipedia, post-disaster manuals, Where There Is No Doctor, wikiHow, iFixit and more — the AI searches them too.

- 📱 Web interface in your browser, shareable over the local network (other phones connect via Wi-Fi, even with no internet).

- 🔍 No-AI mode: even without a model, guide search works on any PC…

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