Village Platform Features

Built for membership organisations, governance bodies, families, parishes, and communities who value privacy, sovereignty, and genuine connection.

βœ“ Live

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 valuesβ€”not a corporation's. Learn about Village AI β†’

Sovereign AI

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

🏠 Differentiator

Village AI

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

  • 3-gate quality system: safety, context, and accuracy checks
  • Tradition-aware framing shaped by your community's values
  • Tiered model routing β€” sensitive data stays on local models
  • AI never tells you what to think β€” presents options only
  • Guardian Agents: mathematical verification of every AI response
Live Learn more β†’ See how Guardian Agents protect AI quality β†’
πŸ›‘οΈ
Differentiator

Guardian Agents

Every AI response is verified before it reaches you β€” not by another AI guessing, but by mathematical measurement against your community's own source material.

  • Embedding cosine similarity β€” measurement, not interpretation
  • Confidence badges on every factual claim (high, medium, low, unverified)
  • Moderator corrections improve verification over time
  • All verification tenant-scoped β€” your community's standards, not ours
Live How Guardian Agents work β†’
🏠
Unique

Privacy-First AI Processing

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

  • Local LLM processing on sovereign infrastructure
  • RAG-powered help system with verified sources
  • Tiered routing: local models for sensitive queries, specialist models when needed
  • Tractatus framework governs all AI outputs
Live
πŸ›‘οΈ
Unique

Sovereignty Gateway

Intelligent routing ensures sensitive data stays local while allowing external AI for less sensitive tasksβ€”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
Live
πŸ‘οΈ
Unique

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)
Live

Secure External Communication

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

🌐
Unique

External Portal

Invite external contacts to message your community securelyβ€”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
Live
πŸ€–
Unique

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
Live
πŸ“§
Unique

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
Live Learn more β†’

Connect Beyond Boundaries

Bridge communities while maintaining sovereignty

🀝
Unique

Cross-Village Video Calling

Video call members from federated villages with layered consent at every step.

  • Village-level federation agreements
  • User opt-in for federation participation
  • Per-call approval controls
  • WebRTC with no external services
Live
πŸͺͺ
Unique

Federation Cards

Generate shareable discovery links for cross-village connections without exposing personal data.

  • Time-limited shareable links
  • Only shows name + village affiliation
  • Revocable at any time
  • GDPR-compliant by design
Live
πŸ“œ

Bilateral Agreements

Villages federate through formal agreements with shared governance principles.

  • Mutual governance alignment required
  • Clear exit rights with notice periods
  • No centralized authority
  • Each village remains sovereign
Live

Business Tools

For Village Business subscribers β€” integrated team and client management

πŸ’Ό Live

Client Relationship Management

Contact database, deal pipeline, and interaction history β€” all integrated with your Village.

  • Contact database with interaction history
  • Deal pipeline tracking with stages
  • Interaction logging (auto-captured)
  • Relationship health scoring
⏱️ Live

Time Tracking

Timer-based time entry linked to contacts and projects. Track billable hours without switching tools.

  • Timer-based time entry
  • Expense tracking with receipt OCR
  • Linked to contacts and projects
  • Reporting and export
🧾 Live

Invoicing

Multi-jurisdiction invoice generation with customizable templates and GST/VAT support.

  • Invoice generation from time entries
  • Multi-jurisdiction tax (GST/VAT)
  • PDF export with branding
  • Payment tracking
πŸ“‹ Live

Project Coordination

Template-driven project planning with phases, deliverables, tasks, gates, and risk management.

  • 12 project type templates
  • Phase timelines with gate decisions
  • Task boards with dependencies
  • Risk tracking and critical path
πŸͺ Live

Shopfront

Your community's branded landing page β€” curate what prospective members see before they join.

  • Featured stories, news, and events
  • Author opt-in with moderator selection
  • Full article reading for prospective members
  • Social sharing with OG meta tags
πŸ€– Premium

AI Personal Assistant

Full-page AI chat for business operations. Requires enhanced AI tier for meaningful capability.

  • Business operations guidance
  • Context-aware village knowledge
  • Available with enhanced AI tier
  • 14B specialised models deployed for community types

Governance & Learning

Formal decision-making, compliance, structured learning, and document signing

πŸ“‹ Unique

Deliberation Workflow

Formal proposal β†’ discussion β†’ voting β†’ decision lifecycle with full audit trail.

  • Auto-created discussion channel per deliberation
  • Linked poll with configurable voting options
  • Outcome recording: approved, rejected, deferred, amended
  • Inline discussion and vote results in deliberation view
βš–οΈ Unique

Polycentric Governance

Create, translate, and share your own AI governance rules across communities.

  • Adopt established seed packs (e.g., Kaupapa Māori AI Framework)
  • Translate rules into 5 languages with one click via DeepL
  • Approval workflow: moderator edits require owner approval
  • Share governance packs with other communities β€” attribution preserved
πŸŽ“

Courses & Learning

Structured courses with lessons, quizzes, progress tracking, and certificates.

  • Text, video, quiz, and assignment lesson types
  • Drip scheduling β€” release lessons on a fixed interval
  • Quiz scoring with 70% pass threshold
  • Completion certificates with unique numbers
πŸ“…

Meeting Agenda Builder

Structured agendas with time allocation, presenter assignment, and deliberation linking.

  • Timed items with automatic total calculation
  • Item types: regular, decision, discussion, information
  • Link agenda items directly to deliberations
  • Track item status during and after meetings
✍️

eSignatures

Request and collect signatures on documents with a canvas drawing pad.

  • Signature request workflow with deadline
  • Drawn or typed signatures
  • Track signature status across multiple signers
  • Sign or decline with audit trail
βœ…

Compliance Dashboard

Track governance activity and manage compliance checklists.

  • Activity summary: deliberations, meetings, resolutions
  • Configurable checklists with due dates and recurrence
  • Audit trail export
πŸ”—

Workflow Automation (n8n)

Self-hosted workflow automation. Triggers and actions via REST API.

  • API v1 with key management (members, stories, events, polls)
  • HMAC-signed webhooks for 10 event types
  • Self-hosted n8n β€” data never leaves your infrastructure

Rich Media & Communication

Multiple ways to capture and share your community's stories

🎀
Unique

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
Live
πŸ“ž
βœ“ Live

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
πŸ“·
Unique

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
Live
πŸ“„
Unique

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
Live

Family Connections

For Village Family subscribers

πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘¦
Live

Your Family Circle

See your living family beautifully organized. Parents, siblings, children - all in one elegant view.

  • Beautiful family member cards with photos
  • Two generations up, two generations down
  • Memorial profiles for those who've passed
  • Import from documents - AI extracts, you review
  • Generate lineage documents on demand
Live
πŸ“š
Live

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
πŸ—ΊοΈ
Live

Migration Visualization

See where your family lived across generations on an interactive map with migration paths.

  • Interactive map with family locations
  • Migration paths between birth and death places
  • Generation-colored markers
  • Year range filtering
  • Automatic geocoding of place names

Governance & Decision-Making

Democratic tools for communities that value transparency

πŸ—³οΈ Live

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
Create a poll β†’
πŸ“œ
Unique

Heritage Pack Governance

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

  • 25+ adoptable principles across 5 categories
  • 3-gate quality system on all AI responses
  • Enforcement levels: inform, warn, or block
  • AI never prescribes values - presents options only
  • Full governance audit logging
Live
🧭
Live

Moral Compass

Your community defines its moral landscape β€” the values and tradition that shape every AI interaction.

  • Tradition-specific framing (secular, religious, indigenous, cultural)
  • Community-defined ethical boundaries
  • AI adapts tone and framing to your tradition
  • Visible, editable, owned by the community
βš–οΈ
Live

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

πŸ‘₯
Live

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
πŸ“…
Live

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
πŸ–ΌοΈ
Live

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
πŸ“š
Live

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
πŸ””
Live

Smart Notifications

Three notification channels — in-app, push, and email — with full control over what you receive, when, and how.

  • Real-time in-app notifications with sound controls
  • Push notifications to your phone and desktop β€” even when the app is closed
  • Email notifications with smart batching (immediate, 5-min digest, or daily summary)
  • Per-type controls: choose which events trigger each channel (messages, mentions, stories, events, calls, and more)
  • Quiet hours: silence push, queue email, or pause in-app β€” each independently
  • App badge shows your unread count on your home screen
  • Broadcast announcements from moderators
  • Works as a Progressive Web App β€” push notifications without an app store
πŸ”
Live

Content Explorer

Unified search and discovery across all your village's content.

  • Search stories, news, events, documents, gallery
  • Filter by type, date, author
  • One place to find everything
  • Quick navigation to any content
πŸ’¬
βœ“ Live

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

πŸ”’
Live

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
πŸ‘οΈ
Live

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
πŸ›‘οΈ
Live

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

☁️
Live

Secure Media Storage

Encrypted cloud storage for all your photos, documents, and media.

  • S3-compatible encrypted object storage
  • CDN-accelerated delivery
  • Tenant-isolated with usage tracking
  • Integrated with Gallery, OCR, and Smart Inbox
✏️
βœ“ Live

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 Village AI approach for our full commitments.

Support & Accreditation

Agentic support on sovereign infrastructure. Human connection when you want it.

🤖 Unique

AI Help Widget

Available on every page. Answers questions about your Village's features, governance workflows, and platform operations. Runs on a locally-hosted model trained for your Village type. No data leaves the system.

Unique

Agentic Feedback System

Submit an issue and the system investigates immediately β€” checks the codebase, verifies the problem, and resolves where possible within seconds. Only genuinely ambiguous issues surface for human review. The target is 99% automated resolution.

🎓

Moderator Accreditation

Every Village must have at least one accredited moderator. Two-stage accreditation covering privacy, content moderation, and platform governance. 15-question exams with 80% pass threshold. Seven hands-on tutorial modules. Download the guide (PDF).

🤝

Tuakana-Teina Support

As the Village network grows, experienced owners mentor new communities β€” grounded in the Māori model of the experienced guiding the newer. Temporary mentor access, federated video sessions, and a roadmap extending to Māori-led professional services globally. Read the full roadmap.