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kano-showcase

Walk a generated world, then ask it why — Hīkoi, a first-person viewer for a fully generated planet (geology, climate, hydrology, life), plus a local MCP server so your own AI can interrogate the same world. No account, no network.

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What's in it

Data offered docs-verified: geology · water (hydrology) · atmosphere / climate · soil · life (vegetation and flora) · landscape terrain
Coverage docs-verified: Kowhai, a generated Earth-sized world with 28.37% land (not a real-world region)
Update frequency docs-verified: None; static. One fixed, pre-generated world with no updates described
Formats docs-verified: MCP (local server 'kano') · desktop viewer 'hikoi' (GUI)
Access docs-verified: Free to download and use; no account or network connection required; no redistribution permitted (licence listed as 'Other', see LICENSE.md)

Useful for

Use cases llm-inferred: Prototyping MCP tool integration against a local, offline environmental-data server (no real-site data) · Training material explaining linkages between geology, water, soil and vegetation · Demonstrating GIS-style terrain and land-cover exploration in a synthetic test landscape
Audience llm-inferred: MCP and AI tool developers · GIS analysts (demo and testing) · hydrologists and ecologists (training only)

Limitations

Constraints llm-inferred: Fictional, pre-generated world (Kowhai); its coordinates do not correspond to real sites, so it is unsuitable for project-level FRA, drainage or BNG work · Broad location queries describe regional conditions; local terrain and shorelines are finer than a regional elevation reading · Generator and audio are not included; the world cannot be regenerated or extended from the download · Requires a Vulkan, Metal or DX12-class GPU with at least 4 GB graphics or shared memory; 8 GB system RAM recommended · Builds are unsigned (SmartScreen warnings on Windows; quarantine removal needed on macOS) · Visitor view of Copperhollow needs a network connection and is a separate simulation from the offline world · Release-candidate build (RC16); earlier releases contain a different world (Rata) with different coordinates · Licence is 'Other' with no redistribution; point users to the releases page rather than redistributing

Licence: Other
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GitHub stars: 0
Last commit: 08/10/2026
Last successful page check: 14/10/2026
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Metadata observed 16/10/2026 · research sweep: github-search