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One command downloads a complete offline, no-internet emergency library: local AI (CPU/GPU), document Q&A, full Wikipedia, offline maps for any country/region (default US), survival/repair/medical archives, and public-domain manuals. Asks only where to save.
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offline-emergency-library is an open-source ai agents skill for AI coding assistants such as Claude Code, Codex CLI, and ChatGPT, built by elhajahmadj. One command downloads a complete offline, no-internet emergency library: local AI (CPU/GPU), document Q&A, full Wikipedia, offline maps for any country/region (default US), survival/repair/medical archives, and public-domain manuals. Asks only where to save. It has 100 GitHub stars.
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Clone the repository with "git clone https://github.com/elhajahmadj/offline-emergency-library" and add it to your Claude Code skills directory (see the Installation section above).
offline-emergency-library is primarily written in PowerShell. It is open-source under elhajahmadj on GitHub, so you can review or fork the full source.
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A complete, offline, no-internet "survival knowledge" kit you can download with a single command. Built for emergencies, grid-down scenarios, remote areas, or anyone who wants a self-contained offline reference + AI on a drive.
One command asks you only one thing — where to save the files — then downloads everything and writes all the documentation (Markdown and HTML). After that, it all works with no internet.
| Component | What it is | Size (approx) | Needs to run |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offline AI chat | 3 local AI models (Llama 3.2 3B, Llama 3.1 8B, Qwen2.5 7B) + CPU & GPU engines (llama.cpp) | ~11 GB | CPU only (GPU optional) |
| Offline doc-Q&A | GPT4All — ask an AI questions about your PDFs, with citations | ~0.7 GB | CPU, one-time install |
| Wikipedia | Full English Wikipedia article text (compressed) | ~24 GB | Kiwix (or archival) |
| Offline maps | Maps for the region you pick (default US; any country/region/continent — see below) + bundled desktop viewer (OsmAndMapCreator + portable Java) + bundled Android app (APK) | US ≈17 GB; varies by region (+~0.4 GB tools) | PC (no phone) or phone |
| Repair archive | iFixit — cars, appliances, electronics, phones | ~3.4 GB | Kiwix |
| DIY archive | Appropedia — plumbing, electrical, construction, energy, water, food | ~0.6 GB | Kiwix |
| Medical | Offline medical Wikipedia (WikiMed) + curated medical guide | ~1.8 GB | Kiwix |
| Survival | Post-disaster, water, food prep, knots (zimgit) | ~0.8 GB | Kiwix |
| Education (opt-in) | Khan Academy archive (one file, all videos) or Kolibri app (pick subjects/low-res) | KA ZIM ~168 GB; Kolibri = your choice | Kiwix / Kolibri app |
| Army manuals | Public-domain US Army field/technical manuals (survival, first aid, hand tools, carpentry, auto mechanics, rigging, field cooking) | ~0.2 GB | Any browser (PDF) |
| Medical books | Where There Is No Doctor / No Dentist, Ship's Medicine Chest | ~45 MB | Any browser (PDF) |
| Radio guide | How ham/CB/shortwave/GMRS radio works + emergency comms | tiny | Any browser |
| Kiwix reader | Portable app to read all .zim archives (no install) |
~0.15 GB | — |
| Phone apps | Bundled Android APKs (Kiwix + OsmAnd) to port the library to a phone offline | ~0.4 GB | sideload on Android |
| Total | ≈ 60 GB |
Everything is free and legally redistributable — open-weight AI models, openly-licensed Kiwix archives, and public-domain US-government manuals. No piracy.
The full library is ~60 GB. Always leave headroom (for the AI's temp files, GPT4All install, and future updates), so plan for more than 60 GB.
| Drive | Recommendation |
|---|---|
| Minimum | 128 GB drive (full library + working room) |
| Comfortable | 256 GB drive (room to add your own files, Survivor Library, etc.) |
| USB flash drive | Works for storage + reading PDFs/Wikipedia/maps. Use USB 3.0+ / 128 GB+. Cheap flash drives are slow — fine for reading, slow for AI. |
| External SSD ⭐ | Best choice. Running the AI models from an SSD is far faster than from a flash drive or spinning disk. A 256 GB+ USB-C SSD is ideal. |
| Internal HDD/SSD | Perfect if you're keeping it on a PC. |
Tip: If you only want the reference material (no AI), you can skip the big pieces with
-SkipModelsand still get Wikipedia, maps, and all manuals in ~30 GB. If you also skip Wikipedia and maps (-SkipWikipedia -SkipMaps), the AI + manuals fit in ~20 GB.Adding Khan Academy? It's opt-in and ~168 GB with videos — budget for a 256 GB+ (ideally 512 GB) drive if you include
-Education.
To download: any 64-bit Windows, macOS, or Linux computer with internet.
curl + PowerShell (both built in).curl + tar (built in); unzip enables the desktop map viewer.Downloading ~60 GB can take a few hours.
To use it afterward (offline):
| Task | Needs |
|---|---|
| Read PDFs, HTML guides, Wikipedia, maps | Any computer with a web browser. Even an old/weak PC. |
Read .zim archives |
Kiwix — bundled portable on Windows & Linux; on macOS install Kiwix (App Store/kiwix.org). |
| Offline AI — small model (3B) | Any 64-bit PC, ~4 GB RAM. Works on CPU; no graphics card needed. |
| Offline AI — big model (8B) | ~8 GB RAM recommended. CPU only. |
| Offline AI — GPU model (Qwen 7B) | A graphics card with ~6 GB VRAM (NVIDIA/AMD/Intel) for a big speed boost. Optional. |
| GPT4All doc-Q&A | 64-bit PC, ~8 GB RAM recommended. CPU only. Self-contained (no Python/CUDA). |
| Maps on a computer | No phone needed — bundled desktop viewer (OsmAndMapCreator) + bundled portable Java. First use unzips maps (~30 GB). |
| Maps on a phone | Android: bundled OsmAnd~ APK (sideload offline). iPhone/iPad: install OsmAnd from the App Store while online. |
Key points:
OfflineLibrary folder to any PC and use it.install.batDownload/clone the repo, then double-click install.bat. It opens a window, asks you
where to save, and downloads everything. No commands, no PowerShell knowledge needed.
(If Windows SmartScreen warns, click More info → Run anyway.)
Install this repo's skill, then say:
/offline-emergency-library
It will ask only: "Where would you like to save these files?" — then download everything.
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/elhajahmadj/offline-emergency-library/main/Get-OfflineLibrary.ps1 | iex
It will prompt you for the save location, then download everything.
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/elhajahmadj/offline-emergency-library/main/get-offline-library.sh | bash
It will prompt you for the save location, then download everything.
(Requires curl and tar; unzip enables the desktop map viewer. All are standard.)
git clone https://github.com/elhajahmadj/offline-emergency-library.git
cd offline-emergency-library
# Windows:
./Get-OfflineLibrary.ps1 -Destination "E:\"
# macOS / Linux:
./get-offline-library.sh -d /path/to/drive
All methods are resumable — if the download is interrupted, run the same command again and it continues where it left off.
| Windows | macOS | Linux | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installer | Get-OfflineLibrary.ps1 / install.bat |
get-offline-library.sh |
get-offline-library.sh |
| Offline AI chat | ✅ (x64/ARM + Vulkan GPU) | ✅ (Metal GPU) | ✅ (x64/ARM + Vulkan GPU) |
| GPT4All doc-Q&A | ✅ .exe |
✅ .dmg |
✅ .run |
| Kiwix desktop | ✅ bundled portable | App Store / kiwix.org | ✅ bundled AppImage (x64) |
| Maps on PC | ✅ bundled viewer+Java | ✅ bundled viewer+Java | ✅ bundled viewer+Java |
| All content (Wikipedia, ZIM, PDF, maps, APKs) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
This project hosts nothing — it downloads from the official upstream sources below and runs 100% offline afterward:
| What | From |
|---|---|
| AI models (GGUF) | huggingface.co (bartowski) |
| AI engine (llama.cpp) | github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp |
| GPT4All | github.com/nomic-ai/gpt4all |
| Kiwix reader + ZIM archives | download.kiwix.org |
| Wikipedia | dumps.wikimedia.org |
| Maps + desktop viewer | download.osmand.net |
| Portable Java | api.adoptium.net (Eclipse Temurin) |
| Manuals (PDF) | archive.org |
| Phone apps (APK) | github.com/kiwix/kiwix-android, f-droid.org |
| Education (optional) | download.kiwix.org (Khan Academy ZIM), github.com/learningequality/kolibri (Kolibri app) |
Verify the installer before running it. Each script's SHA-256 is published in
SHA256SUMS.txt and CI checks they stay in sync.
# macOS / Linux
curl -fsSLO https://raw.githubusercontent.com/elhajahmadj/offline-emergency-library/main/get-offline-library.sh
sha256sum get-offline-library.sh # compare against SHA256SUMS.txt
bash get-offline-library.sh
# Windows
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/elhajahmadj/offline-emergency-library/main/Get-OfflineLibrary.ps1 -OutFile Get-OfflineLibrary.ps1
Get-FileHash Get-OfflineLibrary.ps1 -Algorithm SHA256 # compare against SHA256SUMS.txt
./Get-OfflineLibrary.ps1
The scripts are plain Bash/PowerShell — you're encouraged to read them first. (Hashes match
the files served by GitHub raw and the release assets; a git clone on Wind