Bilibili establishes a new department to focus on professional content production including documentaries and cartoons

Bilibili showcases N.E.K.O., an AI companion that can interpret desktop content and initiate conversations

by TechNode Feed Jul 20, 2026Jul 20, 2026

Bilibili establishes a new department to focus on professional content production including documentaries and cartoons Credit: Bilibili

Bilibili showcased its open-source “Catgirl Plan” AI digital-life ecosystem at WAIC 2026 in Shanghai on July 18. Its core product, Project N.E.K.O., is a proactive multimodal AI companion that can continuously observe a computer environment, interpret desktop content and initiate conversations.

The system separates its front-end interface, AgentAI system and memory layer, while allowing users to keep core data locally. It supports Live2D and VRM models, including user-imported anime, original-character and virtual-streamer assets. The project had more than 2,000 GitHub stars and 10,000 Steam users when it was showcased, and is available on Steam in Early Access. [IT Home, in Chinese]