Hi HN, I’m building Waycore, an open-source project exploring what a flexible, offline-first field computer should look like for outdoor, survival, and off-grid scenarios. The core goals are adaptability and resilience: modular hardware (external sensor/tool modules) extensible OS with support for external apps (guidelines in progress) no required internet connection — maps, models, and knowledge work offline optional LTE/Wi-Fi when available and explicitly enabled A major focus is on-device agentic AI, not just chat or image recognition. The AI is intended to: read live sensor data (GPS, compass, environment) reason over offline knowledge use apps and core APIs assist with navigation, safety checks, logging, and communication Main project repo (OS & architecture): https://github.com/dmitry-grechko/waycore There’s also a separate repo curating freely downloadable survival & outdoor PDFs for offline use: https://github.com/dmitry-grechko/waycore-knowledge I’m looking for feedback and contributors around: UI/UX for rugged touch devices hardware modularity & interfaces offline/edge agent architectures small models that work well without internet high-quality public-domain or permissive survival knowledge sources Happy to answer questions or hear critique. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46406486 Points: 38 # Comments: 19