Grounded environmental answers, faster
Work faster for the environment. It's urgent.
Volca helps environmental analysts, technical teams, and software builders work with LCA data and environmental databases more effectively — through a hosted product, a desktop app, or an open-source engine you can run yourself.
Which one are you?
I'm an analyst or practitioner
You work with LCA databases, methods, and environmental assessments. You need faster inspection, clearer results, and a tool that keeps the path to the answer visible.
Start here: try the hosted product or desktop app, see if Volca fits your workflow, and upgrade only when it becomes part of your routine work.
See the analyst path →
I'm a technical team or developer
You want to run Volca on your own infrastructure, integrate it with the Python client, API, or MCP, or use it as the engine behind a custom tool, agent, or internal platform.
Start here: download the binary from releases, load a database, and call it from Python, the API, or the REPL in minutes.
See the get-started page →
I'm building something
You have a specific workflow, dataset, or deployment need. You want a scoped conversation rather than a generic self-serve path.
Start here: describe your workflow and constraints, and we can figure out together what makes sense.
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I want to explore locally first
You prefer a local desktop path before committing to anything hosted. Start with the desktop app and see how Volca behaves on your own machine.
Start here: sign up and access the desktop app from your account.
See the desktop path →
What Volca brings
Faster answers from real data
Move from question to result without getting buried in fragmented tools, export flows, or opaque calculation chains.
Inspectability instead of opacity
See trees, mappings, structures, and intermediate logic instead of getting a number with no path back to the data.
A real operational path
Use Volca through a hosted environment, a local desktop app, or a self-hosted engine integrated into your own infrastructure.
Start where it makes most sense
Try the hosted product for the fastest start. Use the desktop if you prefer local exploration. Deploy the open-source engine if you want full control.