When civilization's infrastructure collapses—whether by earthquake, war, censorship, or chaos—knowledge becomes the foundation for survival and rebuilding.
Prometheus Station is a seed vault for human knowledge.
A solar-powered, self-sufficient knowledge hub that works when the internet doesn't. When cell towers are rubble. When libraries are ash. When asking Google isn't an option.
This is more than emergency medicine. It's the collective wisdom needed to rebuild: how to purify water, grow food, generate power, treat illness, educate children, and maintain the thin veneer we call civilization.
No internet. No monthly fees. No dependency on infrastructure that can fail.
Just the accumulated knowledge of humanity, ready to restart civilization from scratch if needed.
Reference — what this actually is, why it exists, what is inside, how to build your own, the philosophy, the technical overview and the project status.
Critical notice:
Medical content provided by Prometheus Station is for reference and educational purposes only.
- ✅ Use for field reference when professional care unavailable
- ✅ Training and education for medics and first responders
- ✅ Emergency preparedness planning
- ❌ NOT for self-diagnosis or self-treatment
- ❌ NOT a replacement for qualified medical professionals
In emergencies: Seek professional medical help when available. This system is a lifeline when nothing else exists, not a replacement for proper medical care.
Content sources: WHO, MSF, ICRC field guidelines. Verify critical information from multiple sources.
MIT License
Copyright © 2025 Guillain d'Erceville
What this means:
- ✅ Use freely for any purpose
- ✅ Modify and adapt to your needs
- ✅ Deploy in disaster zones without asking
- ✅ Build commercial products (though why?)
- ✅ Share and distribute
- ❌ Don't blame me if it achieves sentience
Special grant to humanitarian organizations:
MSF, ICRC, Red Cross, and all humanitarian organizations: You have explicit permission to use, modify, and deploy this system without attribution requirements. Save lives first. Credit never.
This exists because of:
- Kiwix - Making offline knowledge possible
- Meshtastic - Resilient mesh communication
- Raspberry Pi Foundation - Accessible computing
- Wikipedia contributors - Humanity's knowledge, freely shared
- WHO, MSF, ICRC - Medical protocols that save lives
- Open-source community - Collective brilliance
- Emergency responders worldwide - Inspiration and purpose
- GitHub: @GuillainM
- Issues: Report problems or suggest improvements
- Discussions: Share your deployment stories
If you build this, share your experience. Every deployment teaches us something.