MongooseThere's a cow
in the lab.
Explore a living text world shaped by the people in it. Meet friends and build something of your own.
You type commands. People answer. Sometimes the furniture does, too.
The client runs in your browser. You can visit as a guest.
> look
[glorp's Lab]
A compact, cluttered workspace.
A benchmark cow is near the north wall.
> say hello
You say, "hello."A few doors to try.
See who's here
A list of connected players, plus people's homepages.
Read something
Books written here, and public mailing lists for the longer conversations.
Look under the hood
Browse objects and public MOO code. There's command help and a project task list (login required).
Keep up with people elsewhere
Use
@fedito follow and read ActivityPub and Bluesky feeds from inside Mongoose.
What's new
MQTT: a ready Mosquitto bridge on the Apps tab
2026-11-03
When you get an MQTT password on the web client's Apps tab, it now also shows a Mosquitto bridge section with your password already filled in, and a button to copy it. Paste it into your home Mosquitto's configuration (for example a file...
MQTT: works with Mosquitto clients and home bridges
2026-11-03
mosquitto_pub and mosquitto_sub now connect with their default settings; before, the broker refused them before even checking the password. For example: mosquitto_sub -h mongoose.world -p 8883 --capath /etc/ssl/certs -u <name> -P <your M...
MQTT: encrypted connections and your own password
2026-11-03
The game's MQTT broker now takes encrypted connections. Point an MQTT app or device at mongoose.world, port 8883, with TLS turned on.
The world right now.
World activity and server details
Server time: Wed Nov 4 00:37:03 2026 UTC
Running ToastStunt 2.7.3_37
Time since reboot: 2 hours, 51 minutes, and 12 seconds
Latest object ID: #285978
Web requests served: 2661588
Players online over the last day
Recorded counts ranged from 5 to 10 connected players. The latest reading was 6 at 2026-11-03 21:00 UTC.
Each reading is the highest connected-player count observed in a 20-minute collection window, excluding network-link accounts. Gaps mean no reading was recorded.
Read player counts as a table
| Collection window starts | Connected players |
|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 00:40 UTC | 7 |
| 2026-11-03 01:00 UTC | 7 |
| 2026-11-03 01:40 UTC | 7 |
| 2026-11-03 02:00 UTC | 8 |
| 2026-11-03 02:40 UTC | 10 |
| 2026-11-03 03:00 UTC | 9 |
| 2026-11-03 03:40 UTC | 9 |
| 2026-11-03 04:00 UTC | 9 |
| 2026-11-03 04:40 UTC | 7 |
| 2026-11-03 05:00 UTC | 6 |
| 2026-11-03 05:40 UTC | 7 |
| 2026-11-03 06:00 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-11-03 06:40 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-11-03 07:00 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-11-03 07:40 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-11-03 08:00 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-11-03 08:40 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-11-03 09:00 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-11-03 09:40 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-11-03 10:00 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-11-03 10:40 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-11-03 11:00 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-11-03 11:40 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-11-03 12:00 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-11-03 12:40 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-11-03 13:00 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-11-03 13:40 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-11-03 14:00 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-11-03 14:40 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-11-03 15:00 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-11-03 15:40 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-11-03 16:00 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-11-03 16:40 UTC | 6 |
| 2026-11-03 17:00 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-11-03 17:40 UTC | 6 |
| 2026-11-03 18:00 UTC | 6 |
| 2026-11-03 18:40 UTC | 6 |
| 2026-11-03 19:00 UTC | 7 |
| 2026-11-03 19:40 UTC | 7 |
| 2026-11-03 20:00 UTC | 6 |
| 2026-11-03 20:40 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-11-03 21:00 UTC | 6 |