# Velanov — AI Companion & Mental Wellbeing Platform

> Velanov is an empathetic, privacy-first AI companion and mental wellbeing platform built on Fastify, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, and Claude AI. It offers mindful conversation, daily mood check-ins, structured guided reflection, box breathing, audio soundscapes, memory vaulting, and 24/7 crisis safety protocols.

## Core Products & Capabilities

- **Empathetic Companionship**: 5 Archetypes (Confidante, Mentor, Partner, Best Friend, Mindfulness Guide) customizable by emotional depth, communication tone, formality, voice pacing, and persona identity.
- **Mental Wellbeing Suite**: Daily Mood & Wellbeing Tracker, Box Breathing (4-4-4-4 technique), Gratitude Logging (3 specific moments), Sealed Future Letters, and Milestone tracking.
- **Guided Psychological Conversations**: Socratic and CBT-informed sessions including "Untangle a worry", "Prepare for a hard conversation", "Celebrate a win", "When everything feels like too much", and "Evening review".
- **Restorative Sleep & Audio**: Binaural and nature soundscapes (Soft Rain, Ocean Swells, Deep Brown Noise) with sleep timers and wind-down checklists.
- **Mind Gym Library**: Evidence-based psychoeducation reads on anxiety somatic responses, sleep hygiene, compassionate boundary setting, and gratitude neuroscience.
- **Privacy & Safety First**: Zero-advertising model, device-level encryption, user-controlled memory vault (inspect, edit, delete, or turn off memories), local offline data storage, and automated crisis-detection fallback with international helpline escalation.

## Pricing Tiers

- **Free Tier**: 1 Companion, daily check-ins, journal, box breathing & grounding, memory vault (up to 30 memories). ₹0 / $0.
- **Velanov Plus**: Up to 5 companions, unlimited memories, voice calls, full psychoeducation library, all guided talk frameworks, sleep soundscapes, detailed emotional insights. ₹399/month or ₹2,999/year (37% discount). Includes a 7-day risk-free trial.

## Official Web Pages & Documentation

- [Home](https://velanov.com/): Product overview, live interactive breathing tool, companion preview.
- [Companions](https://velanov.com/companions.html): Persona archetypes, customization options, emotional depth scales.
- [Wellbeing Tools](https://velanov.com/wellbeing.html): Check-ins, journaling, memory vault, gratitude, and future letters.
- [Guided Conversations](https://velanov.com/guided.html): Step-by-step cognitive and emotional reflection frameworks.
- [Sleep & Soundscapes](https://velanov.com/sleep.html): Ambient sleep audio, wind-down routines, and nighttime meditations.
- [Library](https://velanov.com/library.html): Meditations, breath exercises, and psychological reads.
- [AI Science & Psychology](https://velanov.com/science.html): Ethical AI design, cognitive architecture, and crisis safety nets.
- [Privacy & Security](https://velanov.com/privacy.html): Data sovereignty, encryption, memory governance, and zero-ad pledge.
- [Pricing](https://velanov.com/pricing.html): Free tier vs Velanov Plus pricing, student discounts, FAQ.
- [Safety & Helplines](https://velanov.com/safety.html): Immediate crisis intervention protocols and global 24/7 mental health helplines.
- [About](https://velanov.com/about.html): Mission, human-centered values, founding team, and press kit.
- [Contact](https://velanov.com/contact.html): Support, feedback portal, and developer API references.