Village Platform Features

Built for families, communities, and organizations who value privacy, sovereignty, and genuine connection. Features you won't find on mainstream platforms.

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What Makes Village Different

While other platforms extract value from your data, Village puts you in control. Our architecture is fundamentally different: tenant-isolated, consent-first, with AI that serves your community's valuesโ€”not a corporation's. Learn about Home AI โ†’

Sovereign AI

AI that respects your data and adapts to your community's values

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Home AI

AI that lives in your villageโ€”where your values are the only values that matter.

  • 6 independent verification systems on every response
  • Agentic governance with human oversight
  • Pluralistic decision-making (no value averaging)
  • Response governance: AI never tells you what to do about values
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Privacy-First AI Processing

AI that runs on sovereign infrastructure. Your data never leaves your control unless you explicitly consent.

  • Local LLM processing (Ollama + llama3.2)
  • RAG-powered help system with real sources
  • Story and discussion summarization
  • Smart recommendations based on your interests
  • Tractatus framework governs all AI outputs
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Sovereignty Gateway

Intelligent routing ensures sensitive data stays local while allowing external AI for less sensitive tasksโ€”with your consent.

  • Critical data (PII, auth): Sovereign only, never external
  • High sensitivity (governance, preferences): Sovereign only
  • Medium (stories, discussions): Sovereign default
  • Low (translation): External allowed with consent
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AI Memory Transparency

See exactly what AI remembers about you. Delete it anytime. No hidden profiles or shadow data.

  • View all AI-inferred preferences
  • Approve or reject learned patterns
  • One-click memory deletion
  • Purpose-specific consent (triage, OCR, summarization)
  • Automatic data expiration (30-90 days)
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Secure External Communication

Communicate with non-members without compromising your community's privacy

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External Portal

Invite external contacts to message your community securelyโ€”without them needing to become members or create accounts.

  • Passwordless magic-link authentication
  • Real-time messaging with push notifications
  • File attachments (10MB limit)
  • Works as a Progressive Web App (PWA)
  • Separate from your members-only content
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AI Triage & Routing

AI classifies incoming messages and routes them to the right team member automatically.

  • Intent classification (inquiry, support, urgent, etc.)
  • Priority scoring (low to urgent)
  • Custom routing rules per topic
  • SLA tracking for response times
  • Human correction teaches the AI
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Smart Inbox

Email content directly into your Village. AI-powered classification turns emails into stories, photos, documents, and events - with automatic translation.

  • Forward emails to your Village inbox address
  • AI classifies and extracts content automatically
  • Auto-translation to German, French, and Dutch
  • Detects forwarded emails with dual attribution
  • Perfect for less tech-savvy family contributors
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Rich Media & Communication

Multiple ways to capture and share your community's stories

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Voice Messages

Record voice messages with gesture-based controls. Perfect for family members who prefer speaking over typing.

  • Press-and-hold to record (up to 2 minutes)
  • Slide-to-cancel gesture
  • Live waveform visualization
  • Accessible keyboard controls
  • Works on mobile and desktop
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Voice & Video Calling

Private video calls powered by Jitsi Meet. No third-party accounts required.

  • Story-contextual calls (discuss specific memories)
  • JWT-secured room access
  • Moderator controls for recording
  • Tenant-isolated rooms
  • Screen sharing included
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Batch Photo Scanning

Scan multiple photos or documents before uploading. Optimized for digitizing family albums.

  • Mobile PWA with camera access
  • Queue multiple photos before upload
  • Intelligent photo vs. document detection
  • Automatic image compression
  • Torch/flashlight support
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Document OCR

Scan old documents and letters. AI extracts text with superior accuracy on aged paper.

  • Claude Vision-powered (not basic OCR)
  • 95%+ accuracy on degraded documents
  • Multi-language support
  • Auto-suggested titles from content
  • Full-text search across scanned docs
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Family Genealogy

For Village Family subscribers

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Integrated Family Tree

Full genealogy software (Webtrees) with seamless single sign-on. No separate login required.

  • Seamless SSO from Village to family tree
  • Multi-tree architecture (branches of family)
  • GEDCOM import and export
  • HTML5 tree visualization
  • Links stories to people in your tree
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Stories & Memories

Preserve your family history with rich text stories, photo galleries, and timeline organization.

  • Rich text editor (formatting, images, videos)
  • Privacy controls (only me, selected members, all members)
  • Tags and categories for organization
  • Comments and reactions from family
  • Search across all stories

Governance & Decision-Making

Democratic tools for communities that value transparency

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Democratic Polls

Consensus-building tools that preserve minority voices. Signal-style transparency where everyone sees who voted for what.

  • Transparent voting (see who voted for what)
  • Optional anonymous mode
  • Subgroup-scoped visibility
  • Roadmap to deliberative democracy
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Heritage Pack Governance

Adoptable governance principles from the Tractatus framework. Define your community's values with philosophical depth.

  • 25+ adoptable principles across 5 categories
  • 6-processor governance pipeline on all AI responses
  • Enforcement levels: inform, warn, or block
  • AI never prescribes values - presents options only
  • Full governance audit logging
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Moderator Dashboard

Comprehensive tools for managing your community.

  • Member management and invitations
  • Content moderation queue
  • Broadcast announcements
  • Audit logs and activity monitoring
  • Subgroup management

Core Platform Features

Everything you need to run a thriving community

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Subgroups & Discussions

Create focused spaces for specific topics, projects, or branches of the family.

  • Private discussion spaces (up to 32 members)
  • Threaded conversations
  • File sharing within subgroups
  • Event planning and coordination
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Calendar & Events

Keep everyone connected with shared events, reminders, and special occasions.

  • Shared community calendar
  • Event RSVPs and attendance tracking
  • Birthday and anniversary reminders
  • Timezone-aware scheduling
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Photo Gallery

Organize and share your photo collection with smart albums and tagging.

  • Unlimited photo storage per tier
  • Album organization
  • Photo tagging and captions
  • Slideshow mode
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Resource Library

Store and share important documents, guides, and reference materials.

  • Document upload and organization
  • Categories and search
  • Version control for documents
  • Permission-based access
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Smart Notifications

Stay updated with customizable notification preferences.

  • Real-time in-app notifications
  • Email digests (daily, weekly, or never)
  • Granular notification controls
  • Broadcast announcements from moderators
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Matrix Chat

Private, encrypted messaging powered by the Matrix protocol.

  • End-to-end encrypted chat
  • Group conversations
  • File sharing
  • Element client integration

Privacy & Security

Built-in protection from day one

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Data Sovereignty

Your data, your control. Complete ownership and portability.

  • Full data export in open formats (JSON)
  • Tenant isolation (your data never mixes with others)
  • Deletion guarantees (when you delete, it's gone)
  • No data selling or third-party sharing
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Members-Only Architecture

No public access. No search engine indexing. Private by default.

  • Authentication required for all content
  • Invitation-based membership
  • Granular visibility controls per story
  • Platform admins cannot access your content
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Security Fundamentals

Enterprise-grade security without the enterprise complexity.

  • Encrypted data in transit (TLS/HTTPS)
  • Encrypted data at rest (AES-256)
  • Regular security audits
  • Malware scanning for uploads (ClamAV)

Integrations

Connect with sovereign, open-source tools

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File Storage (Nextcloud)

Secure cloud storage for documents, photos, and backups.

  • Tenant-scoped storage (/tenants/yourname/)
  • WebDAV access
  • Desktop and mobile sync
  • Integrated with Village resources
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Document Editing (Collabora)

Real-time collaborative editing of Word, Excel, and presentation files.

  • WOPI protocol integration
  • View and edit modes
  • No Office 365 required
  • Great for family wills, constitutions

What Village Doesn't Do (By Design)

Why? Because these practices conflict with our values of sovereignty, privacy, and genuine human connection. Read our Home AI approach for our full commitments.