Everything teams ask before choosing a plan.
What kogni is, who it is for, how imports work, how access works, platform support, scrim review depth, AI behavior, security, and plan access.
Product
What is kogni?
kogni is a desktop workspace for esports teams, currently specialising in VALORANT. kogni combines scrim imports, tactical review, player and team analytics, strategy planning, and team operations into one app.
Instead of keeping scrim notes in one place, match files in another, strategy boards somewhere else, and team tasks in Discord or spreadsheets, kogni gives coaches, managers, IGLs, and players one shared hub for everything.
Who is kogni for?
kogni is built for any team that takes VALORANT seriously: academy, collegiate, amateur, semi-pro, or even professional. Whether you are T3, T2, or T1, you will find value in kogni.
It is useful for:
- Coaches who review scrims and prepare feedback.
- Analysts who need searchable match history and player stats.
- IGLs who want cleaner round review and strategy prep.
- Managers who need schedules, tasks, goals, and team coordination.
- Orgs running multiple rosters or academy teams.
Who develops kogni?
kogni is developed by VALORANT team managers from Lost Puppies. It started as a tool for a real VALORANT team environment and is being shaped into a product for other teams.
Is kogni only for Lost Puppies?
No. kogni is developed by managers from Lost Puppies, but it is built for other esports and VALORANT teams through the public plans.
What problem does kogni solve?
Most teams already have the pieces of a review workflow, but they are scattered across scrim data, VODs, Discord, spreadsheets, notes, and strategy tools. kogni connects those pieces so a team can move from raw scrim data to useful review faster.
The goal is simple: spend less time searching, copying, and scrubbing through VODs or demos, and more time understanding rounds, players, opponents, practice trends, and improving.
Is kogni a coaching tool, an analytics tool, or a team management tool?
It is all three. kogni combines:
- Scrim analytics.
- Player and round stats.
- Minimap review.
- AI Analyst.
- Strategy Board.
- Team scheduling, tasks, goals, opponents, announcements, invites, and gallery tools.
How is kogni different from using spreadsheets or Discord?
Spreadsheets and Discord are flexible, but they are not built for structured review in any esports team. kogni keeps scrim history, stats, round context, maps, notes, team tasks, and strategy work in one system.
That means coaches and players can review the same source of truth instead of jumping between files, messages, videos, and separate tools.
Does kogni replace other scrim review tools?
Yes. kogni is built to replace scattered scrim review tools with one desktop workspace for imports, round evidence, player stats, strategy prep, and team follow-up.
If your team already exports parser data, kogni is meant to make that data easier to search, review, and act on.
What is the kogni in-app parser?
kogni's local capture and import path for teams that want to collect scrim data locally. The long-term plan is to open-source a simplified version of the in-app parser, but the full kogni product will not be open source.
Access & Setup
Can anyone use kogni right now?
You can create a kogni website account, create a Free team, choose Entry or Pro through Stripe, or join an existing team if a manager gives you an invite code. The desktop app becomes available after your account is connected to a workspace.
Do I need an invite code?
No. Invite codes are not required to create a kogni account or create a new workspace. They are only used when you want to join an existing team.
How do I get access?
Create an account from the website, then create a team or organization from workspace setup. If you were invited to an existing team, sign in and paste the invite code in workspace setup or in the desktop app team selector.
What happens if I download kogni without an invite?
You can install the app and sign in. If your account is not connected to a team yet, kogni opens the team selector where you can paste an invite code. New workspaces are created from the website.
Is kogni free?
Yes. The public Free plan includes one team, up to 10 members, local ScrimParser, JSON import, PRACC History Lite, basic review data, basic CSV exports, and up to 20 imports per month or 30 days of history. JSON export is available on paid plans.
Is kogni invite-only?
No. Public account creation is open through the website. Team invite codes are only for joining teams that already exist.
What kind of teams should use kogni?
kogni is a strong fit for teams that:
- Play regular scrim blocks.
- Already use or can export scrim JSON data.
- Have a coach, analyst, captain, or manager who owns review.
- Want a more structured practice workflow.
Platform & Setup
What platforms does kogni support?
kogni currently targets Windows 10 and Windows 11 as a desktop app.
Is there a Mac version?
Not yet. Mac support is on the longer-term roadmap, but Windows is the current platform.
Is there a Linux version?
Not currently. Linux support may be considered later, but it is not part of the current platform focus.
Is kogni a web app?
kogni is currently a desktop app. The public website explains the product, hosts marketing pages, and provides the download path, but the main team workspace runs on desktop.
How do I install kogni?
Download the Windows build from the kogni website, install the desktop app, and sign in. If your account has no team yet, create a workspace on the website or join an existing team with an invite code.
Does kogni auto-update?
The intended download flow points users to the latest Windows build through GitHub Releases. Auto-update messaging is planned for the public site, but exact update behavior depends on the current desktop build.
Scrim Imports & Review
What data can kogni import?
kogni can import exported scrim JSON files. It can also support local capture through the kogni in-app parser.
What can I review after importing a scrim?
After import, kogni can help teams review:
- Player stats such as ACS, ADR, K/D, KAST, first kills, first deaths, and clutches.
- Weapon stats.
- Round timelines.
- Economy context.
- Opening duels.
- Plants, retakes, and post-plant situations.
- Throw rounds.
- Opponent tiers.
- Notes and review context.
Can I search old scrims?
Yes. One of kogni's main goals is to build a searchable practice history so teams can look back at previous scrim blocks, opponents, rounds, maps, players, and notes.
Does kogni include minimap review?
Yes. kogni includes minimap viewers for tactical review moments such as opening duels, plants, retakes, post-plants, and other round situations.
Can kogni help us review faster?
That is the idea. kogni is built to reduce the time coaches spend gathering data and jumping between tools. Instead of starting from raw files and scattered notes, coaches can start from imported match context, round data, map moments, and team history.
Can players use kogni too?
Yes. Coaches and analysts may be the main power users, but players can use kogni to review stats, understand feedback, follow tasks, check goals, and stay aligned with the team.
AI Analyst
What is the AI Analyst?
The AI Analyst uses team, match, screen, file, and note context to support review, identify patterns, summarize practice blocks, and draft follow-up. It supports team staff and does not replace human decisions.
What can the AI Analyst help with?
It can analyze scrim history and team context, surface patterns, summarize issues, prepare review prompts, and draft follow-up after a practice block.
Does AI make the decisions for the team?
No. kogni's AI is an assistant. Coaches, analysts, IGLs, and managers should still make the final calls. The AI can help organize and surface information, but it should not replace human review.
Is the AI Analyst required?
No. Teams can use kogni for imports, analytics, VOD review, strategy, and operations without making AI the center of the workflow.
Strategy & Team Operations
Does kogni include a strategy board?
Yes. kogni includes a Strategy Board for agents, utility, layers, and tactical planning.
Can kogni help manage team tasks?
Yes. kogni includes team operations features such as schedules, tasks, goals, announcements, opponents, gallery, and invites.
Can managers use kogni?
Yes. Managers can use kogni to keep the team organized across schedules, tasks, goals, opponents, invites, and team communication.
Can an org manage more than one roster?
kogni is designed with org and multi-roster use cases in mind. Larger org workflows, owner dashboards, and cross-team management are part of the broader direction for the product.
Security & Privacy
Is kogni safe to use with Riot accounts?
kogni's documented security model is that match data goes to kogni, while Riot tokens stay local. That means Riot authentication tokens are not intended to be uploaded to kogni servers.
Will using kogni get my Riot account banned?
kogni is designed as a review and team operations tool around scrim data. It is not positioned as a cheat, gameplay modification, or competitive advantage inside live matches. kogni works as a post-process review tool and does not change anything in real time.
As with any third-party tool, teams should use it responsibly and follow Riot's terms and competitive rules.
What data does kogni store?
kogni stores match and team data needed to power the shared workspace, such as imported scrim data, review notes, team context, schedules, tasks, goals, opponents, and team membership.
Are Riot tokens stored on kogni servers?
No. The intended model is clear: match data goes to kogni, Riot tokens stay local.
Is kogni GDPR compliant?
A formal privacy and security page is on the marketing roadmap. Teams that need a formal GDPR or data-processing answer should contact the kogni team so the correct policy details can be confirmed.
Can I delete my team's data?
A formal public data-deletion policy will be documented. Teams should contact the kogni team for data removal or privacy requests.
Pricing & Plans
Is pricing per user or per team?
Pricing is per team, not per member or seat. Each plan has its own member limit.
What does the Free plan include?
Free includes one team with up to 10 members, local ScrimParser, JSON import, PRACC History Lite, basic match and round details, basic CSV exports, and up to 20 imports per month or 30 days of history. JSON export is available on paid plans.
Can organizations mix Entry and Pro teams?
Yes. Organizations can combine Entry and Pro teams and pay the organization rate for each team.
How does yearly billing work?
Yearly Entry and Pro pricing charges the equivalent of 10 monthly payments, so two months are free. This is approximately 17% off.
What are Sinaps?
Sinaps are usage units included with AI-assisted analysis. Pro includes 20 Sinaps per team each month.
What happens to legacy private-access teams?
Existing private-access teams keep their assigned access separately. New teams should create a Free, Entry, Pro, or Organization workspace from the public setup flow.
Can a Pro team request more than 12 members?
Yes. Pro includes up to 12 members and teams can request a higher roster limit for review.
What happens after a downgrade?
Access becomes limited to the destination plan. Contact support for retention-specific details before changing plans.
What is included in a Custom deployment?
Custom includes a separate application, private hosting, database and storage, private routes or a custom subdomain, custom feature gates and integrations, a dedicated parser service, optional SSO/SAML, and scoped onboarding and support.
Are taxes included?
Tax treatment is not stated publicly. Contact kogni for the terms that apply to your organization and location.
Where can I follow updates?
A public changelog and more public content are planned. Until those are live, the kogni website and the Lost Puppies channels are the best places to look for updates.