safety

Last updated 20 October 2026. Operator: Kilián Valdman — inquiries@starchild.software.

who starchild is for

Starchild is for adults. Before the first conversation, everyone confirms they are 18 or older and that they understand Starchild is an AI, not therapy. Starchild does not diagnose, treat or provide mental health care, and it never presents itself as a human.

you always know it's an AI

Every session opens with a plain notice that you are talking to an AI, and the notice returns at least every three hours in a long session.

when someone may be in crisis

Every message you write is checked, on your own device, for language that suggests suicidal thoughts, self-harm, or intent to harm someone else. The check is deliberately sensitive: showing help when it wasn't strictly needed costs little, and missing someone costs a great deal. When it fires:

• Real human help lines appear on screen at once — chosen for your region where we can tell it from your device's language settings, and always including a worldwide directory (findahelpline.com) and emergency services. They appear even if the AI can't be reached.
• The game stops. Starchild offers no quests, places nothing on your vision tree, and does not reinterpret what you said as a goal or a metaphor.
• Starchild is instructed to respond plainly and warmly: to acknowledge the pain, to say that you matter, and to encourage you to reach a real person — a crisis line, someone you trust, or emergency services.
• This state stays on for the next few messages rather than lifting the moment a reply sounds calmer.
• What you shared is not mined into Starchild's picture of you.

what we can and can't see

Your conversations are end-to-end encrypted and stored only on your device, so we never see them — including a crisis. That means we cannot contact you, and no one at Starchild will. If you are in immediate danger, please call your local emergency number (112 · 911 · 999) now.

help lines

• US & Canada — 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: call or text 988
• US — Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741741
• UK & Ireland — Samaritans: 116 123
• UK — Shout: text SHOUT to 85258
• Anywhere — findahelpline.com lists free, confidential lines by country

If you think we've got any of this wrong, or Starchild responded badly in a hard moment, please tell us at inquiries@starchild.software. We read every message.