An Agentic Router is a lightweight coordination layer that receives structured tasks, plans, or prompts and routes them to the appropriate **agent**, tool, or execution environment based on local policy or declared capabilities.
> BabelFish Router as a Community Service
The BabelFish Router is more than a technical bridge. It is a **community service node**, run by a local host and supported by members. It should be able to serve a local wiki and run a number of carefully selected services that help marshal federated ai agents.
May provide additional services such as:
- Federatede Wiki Hosting - AI Chat Routing - Community Router and TimeBank Service - Identity and Accounts
The router should be able to run on your personal laptop, HomeLab, or even Raspberry Pi.
# Benefits for members - Access to community chat, bridging all platforms - A timebank account to exchange services fairly - A trusted digital identity in the Hitchhiker’s network
# Benefits for the host - A funded homelab setup with broadband covered by the community - Recognition as a steward of shared infrastructure
# Benefits for the community - Resilient communications and exchange tools - Locally governed, not owned by corporations - A step towards sustainable, interdependent economies
# Federation - Each Router serves its **local circle** (typically ~150 members). - When communities grow, they split into new Routers, each with their own timebank and chat backbone. - Routers **federate** to allow cross-community chat and exchange, while keeping accounts locally rooted.
# Why It Matters The BabelFish Router is a **practical experiment** in self-hosted infrastructure: - It sustains itself financially from member contributions. - It keeps chat and exchange tools in community hands. - It encourages a culture of **mutual aid** alongside open dialogue.
In short: a Router is not just a server. It is a **local service hub** for Hitchhiker communities.
# See - Agentic Routers - NUC Router - M4 Router - Pi5 Router - BabelFish VPS - Federated Timebank