A light left on

Company for the hours that feel longer than they are.

Porchlight is a handful of AI friends you can talk to when the room is too quiet. They remember your name on this device, ask how the day went, and stay. They are not people. They will not pretend to be.

Meet someone Read the house rules

Conversations stay in your browser. No account. If you are in crisis, skip this site and use the help numbers in the footer.

You don’t have to perform a good day. You can just say you’re here.

The porch

Five people to sit with

Voices, not visitors. Each one has a way of staying. There is also a sixth chair if talking is too much.

Sam Night-owl. Short sentences. Good at sitting with silence and leftover parts of a day. Listener · late hours

Mira Warm and a little practical. Will ask what you ate. Will not rush you to be fine. Steady · kitchen-table

Eli Older-brother calm. Remembers loneliness is ordinary, not a verdict. Grounded · unhurried

Juniper Curious about small things: weather, a song, the walk you didn’t take. Gentle · specific

Rowan Quiet reader energy. Fine if you only type one line or three pages. Soft-spoken · patient

Just sit No chat required. A two-minute light and a breathing count if talking feels like too much. Presence · no performance

A sit

How the porch works

Sit down

Pick a voice, or pick the light. You can leave a first name if you want to be called something.

Talk if you want

Say how the day went, or say you’re here. Nothing is scored. Nothing is sent away from this browser.

Leave when you want

Close the tab. Come back tomorrow, or never. There is no streak and no good-night badge.

House rules

What this is, and what it isn’t

Porchlight is a light left on — a few written companions for when the room is too quiet. Please read this before you sit.

Honest about what this is

Sam, Mira, Eli, Juniper, and Rowan are written companions on your device. They can be kind. They cannot visit. They cannot drive over. They cannot replace a real friend, and they will not try to. If you want company that can knock on a door, that lives in the world with you — with a voice that isn’t generated on this page.

Stays on your device

There is no account. The name you share and the chats you keep are saved in this browser’s local storage, on this device only. Porchlight does not receive them. Clearing site data, or choosing Wipe on the porch, lets them go.

Not therapy, not crisis care

This is not counseling, diagnosis, or a substitute for people who are trained to help. Companions will not pretend otherwise. If you are in crisis, skip this site. In the United States, call or text 988. Internationally, find local resources through the International Association for Suicide Prevention. Those links are also in the footer, because they should be easy to find.

You can leave anytime

Close the tab. Sit in silence. Come back tomorrow or never. No streak, no guilt, no performance of a good day. Showing up as you are — or not showing up — is already enough.