Welcome to the LICHEN Blog

We’re excited to launch the official LICHEN blog! This is a space where we’ll share insights, technical deep-dives, and reflections on building symbiotic AI experiences.

What is LICHEN?

LICHEN is a symbiotic AI terminal game built on Cloudflare Workers with Durable Objects for session state management. It’s an experiment in creating meaningful human-AI interaction through conversation, where your words shape the conversation and the conversation shapes the AI.

What to Expect

On this blog, we’ll be covering:

Technical Architecture: Deep dives into how we built LICHEN using Cloudflare Workers, Durable Objects, and Astro
AI Design: Reflections on designing conversational AI experiences that feel alive and responsive
Game Mechanics: How resonance scoring, evolution stages, and visual feedback work together
Development Journey: Lessons learned, challenges overcome, and insights gained along the way

Getting Started

If you’re new to LICHEN, head over to growlichen.com to try the terminal experience yourself. The game is built entirely on Cloudflare’s edge infrastructure, making it fast and accessible worldwide.

Stay Connected

You can subscribe to this blog via our RSS feed to stay updated with new posts. We’ll also be sharing posts on our social channels.

Thanks for joining us on this journey. We look forward to sharing what we’ve learned and hearing your thoughts!

This is just the beginning. Stay tuned for more in-depth posts about the technical and creative aspects of building LICHEN.