MindCap - AI Focus & Site Blocker

A privacy-first, locally-hosted distraction blocker powered by a local LLM.

MindCap is a smart, privacy-first distraction blocker designed for power users. Instead of relying on rigid, outdated blacklists, MindCap uses Artificial Intelligence to instantly read the title, URL, and meta-description of your active tabs. It categorizes them in real-time to keep you aligned with your daily goals. Because your browsing history is highly sensitive, MindCap is built entirely around your privacy. It operates locally on your machine or directly via your own API keys. We run zero backend tracking servers, meaning your browsing data never touches our hands. KEY FEATURES: Dynamic AI Categorization: Sites are automatically sorted into predefined or custom categories like Work, Entertainment, Learning, or Social Media. Deep Focus Mode: State your current intent (e.g., "Researching React architectures"). MindCap will strictly evaluate every page you visit against this specific goal and ruthlessly block anything unrelated. Custom Time Quotas: Set granular daily limits for specific categories (e.g., 30 minutes of Social Media, 1 hour of Entertainment), with different rules for weekdays and weekends. Local Processing (LM Studio): Connect MindCap to your local LM Studio instance. Your browsing data never leaves your computer, ensuring 100% privacy and zero subscription fees. Bring Your Own Key (BYOK): Prefer cloud AI? Securely paste your own OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google API key to handle the categorization. Power-User Analytics: Track your LLM API calls, token usage, average response times, and daily browsing habits directly in the sleek, dark-mode dashboard. REQUIREMENTS: MindCap is a bring-your-own-compute tool. To use this extension, you must either: Have LM Studio running locally on your machine (default port 1234) with a text model loaded. Provide your own valid API key from a supported cloud AI provider in the extension settings. Take back control of your attention without sacrificing your privacy.