High Desert Institute

Lorekeepers’ Guild

📚Custodians of knowledge, Lorekeepers preserve the wisdom of the ages and foster the exchange of ideas.


Current Projects in this Guild

  • EMP Shielding
    A project to shield the library from the potential effects of electromagnetic pulses.
  • Librarian
    A free, open-source digital librarian that runs on local hardware, answers questions from your own Library, and stays connected to the mesh via Meshtastic.
  • LocalNet
    A resilient off-grid application stack that gives every outpost a local digital hub for knowledge, AI, and mesh-integrated services.
  • Open Zine Project
    An open library of zines covering permaculture, mutual aid, and community resilience.
  • PubSub
    A C++17 Notcurses reader/publisher for RSS, Atom, JSON, Meshtastic, via http/https/ipfs/ipns/tor/etc with logic bots.
  • The Library
    A free, open Library-in-a-Box that preserves everything HDI learns about living well off-grid and makes it available to every outpost.