# Agora Cosmica

> Self-hosted, open-source education platform where 30 historical figures teach through narrated stories, teachings, debates, and live AI conversation.

- **Category:** Education
- **Licence:** AGPL-3.0
- **Latest version:** v1.3.1
- **Open source:** oss
- **Languages:** Typescript
- **Platforms:** Docker Compose
- **Tags:** Privacy, Gdpr, Accessibility, Education, Privacy First, Local Ai, LLM, History, Docker, AI, Self Hosted, Self Hosted Ai, Conversational Ai, Openrouter, Voice ai, Nonprofit, Byok, Edtech, Bilingual, Philosophy, Digital Humanities, Historical Figures, Humanities, Stoicism, Nonprofits

## Description

Agora Cosmica is a nonprofit, open-source education platform presenting 30 historical figures spanning 2,500 years. Each figure offers six learning formats: narrated Story chapters (~13 minutes each), Wisdom teachings for live conversation, Prism dialogues with three other thinkers, Quest Socratic challenges, Free Talk open conversation, and Council four-voice debates. All content is bilingual (English/German) with pre-recorded audio totaling nearly 80 hours in English and over 85 in German. The self-hosted Docker Compose stack includes the web app, Kokoro English TTS, Whisper transcription, and optional Qwen3-TTS for German. Operators can configure the app to use any OpenAI-compatible LLM (LM Studio, Ollama, vLLM, llama.cpp) so conversations never leave their hardware. User data stays in the browser's encrypted IndexedDB; no accounts, no tracking cookies. The code is AGPL-3.0; content moves to CC-BY 4.0 within 6-12 months after the May 2026 release.

## Links

- [Homepage](https://github.com/chipmates/agoracosmica)
- [Website](https://agoracosmica.org)
- [Docker](ghcr.io/chipmates/agoracosmica)
- [Documentation](https://agoracosmica.org/about/)
- [GitHub Repository](https://github.com/chipmates/agoracosmica)
- [Self-Hosting Guide](https://github.com/chipmates/agoracosmica/blob/main/docs/SELF-HOSTING.md)
- [Figures Overview](https://agoracosmica.org/figures/)
- [Audio Library](https://agoracosmica.org/audio/)
- [Why We Call Them Echoes](https://agoracosmica.org/echoes/)
- [Methodology](https://agoracosmica.org/methodology/)
- [Privacy Policy](https://agoracosmica.org/privacy/)
- [Terms of Use](https://agoracosmica.org/terms/)

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