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Vicus Alit
your village, in your pocket
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Free · No ads · No tracking

The village that actually shows up.

Ask for a ride to church. Post a hand for the garden. Reply right on the ask. No feeds, no likes — just your people, on a plain, easy-to-read screen. Grandma-approved.

Install on your phone
Built for teens, moms, dads & grannies alike.
Vicus Alit coordination network
9:41 ▲ vicus 96%
vicus@village ~ $ needs --open
┌─ OPEN NEEDS ──────────── 3 ─┐
│ #12 ride → church · sun 9a│
│ from: Mae · 2 replies
│ #11 borrow ladder · anytime│
│ from: Kwame · unread
│ #10 pickup Ellie · 3:15pm │
│ from: Rosa · accepted
└────────────────────────────┘
vicus@village ~ $ open 12
> joining thread...
[N]eeds [P]ost [T]ree [?]
2 replies · #12
"I'll grab you at 8:40!"
// what is vicus alit

A quiet, honest little terminal for your people.

Vicus Alit is Latin for the village sustains. It's a plain-text app where every ask — a ride, a favor, a lift home from practice — is its own thread you can reply on directly.

Approved villagers are mapped by phone number, so there's no strangers, no algorithm, no scroll. Just what's needed, and who's got it.

// how it works

Three steps. That's the whole app.

01.

Post a need

Type it plain: "ride to church Sunday 9am." Syncs directly with Google Calendar to eliminate double typing.

$ post "ride to church"
✓ posted as #13
02.

Village sees it

Only approved family members — mapped privately by phone number — see the board. No strangers.

tree: 8 villagers online
ping: Mae · Kwame · Rosa
03.

Reply on the ask

Every need has its own dedicated chat on The Table. Keep coordination conversations focused.

#13 › got you, 8:40 pickup
✓ claimed by Steve
// on the phone

Big text. Plain screen. Zero noise.

A gorgeous full-screen terminal, monospaced and high-contrast, so anyone from a teen to a grandma can read it out on the porch.

[mockup] teen at bus stop
post screen
$ post
need: pickup __
when: 3:15pm
where: school
[enter] to post
[esc] cancel
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
All fields
optional.
screen · post

Post in 4 keystrokes

Ellie needs a pickup from school. Type it, send it, done.

[mockup] dad in truck
discussion thread
#10 · pickup Ellie
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
rosa:
3:15 at side door?
you:
on my way
✓ accepted
reply>
screen · thread

Chat lives on the ask

Every need has its own thread. No lost group chats.

[mockup] granny at table
village tree
tree · my village
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
● Mae
● Kwame
● Rosa
○ Jim
○ Ada
● Pastor T
8 online · 2 away
[a] add villager
screen · tree

See who's around

Your village mapped by phone number. Approved only.

// from the porch

The village speaks.

"

I finally know how to use one of these things. Big letters, no pictures moving around. I just type what I need.

Mae, 74
grandmother of six
"

It's like a group chat except it actually works. Every ride, every borrow, has its own thread. My family runs on it.

Kwame, 41
dad, coach, driver-of-many
"

No feed, no scroll, no strangers. My mom trusts it, and I don't feel like I'm on social media. That's rare.

Rosa, 17
high-schooler
// install as an app

Add Vicus Alit
to your Home Screen.

No App Store friction. Just open the site and install directly. It behaves like a native app, works offline, and takes up zero storage.

// three-tap install
  1. Open vicusalit.developumaiengine.com
  2. Tap the share icon
  3. Choose Add to Home Screen
$ village --install
✓ ready in ~7 seconds
// asked around

Fair questions.

Is it really free?

Yes. No ads, no premium tier. The village sustains itself.

Do I need to be tech-savvy?

If you can text, you can Vicus. Every command has a big-button shortcut for the folks who prefer to tap.

Who can see my needs?

Only villagers you've approved by phone number. No public feed, no strangers, no algorithm.

Why does it look like a terminal?

Because plain text is honest. Big letters, no distractions, works for teens and grannies alike.

Does it work offline?

Yes. Post drafts offline; they sync when you're back online.

Where does my data live?

On the village server you're connected to. It's yours — export or delete anytime.