Vault Guard

Get interrogated when opening a site you are quitting. Talk an overseer into letting you in. No blocks - just conscious choices.

────────────────────────────────────────── TL;DR: ────────────────────────────────────────── Website blockers lack humor and feel like punishment. You can't fight what is your brain's dopamine autopilot with a wall. So I made my own extension that gives a fun experience you're seeking so hard. Before the parasitic website gives it to you. Yes, every blocked website visit is now an RPG encounter. Vault Guard merely helps notice the fact of you trying to distract yourself. In a way some people will consider ironic and fun. ────────────────────────────────────────── WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS ────────────────────────────────────────── Add a site to your blocked list — Reddit, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, whatever your personal weakness is. You can also select website categories, like Adult, Shopping etc. The next time you open it, The Overseer appears. He's an old, tired, deeply unimpressed vault security officer who has been watching your browser history for too long. He doesn't block you silently. He doesn't show you a motivational quote. He interrogates you. "You again. That's four times today. State your business." You pick a response and it decides whether your excuse is worth letting you in. If not, you can still enter — there's always an Override (unless you disable it). The Overseer doesn't respect your autonomy any less for it. But you made a choice. A conscious one. Not autopilot. That moment of friction — that's the whole product. ────────────────────────────────────────── WHY THIS WORKS WHEN OTHER BLOCKERS DON'T ────────────────────────────────────────── Most focus apps treat distraction like a security breach. They lock the door and hope you forget the key exists. You don't forget. You remove the extension. You open an incognito window. You disable it "just for today." Your hands know the way. Vault Guard doesn't try to make it impossible. It just makes it noticable — in a way that sticks. Every blocked website visit is an RPG encounter. There's a character. There's dialogue. There's a verdict. And the next time you reach for that tab, some part of your brain remembers: you'll have to answer for this. That memory is what actually changes behavior. Not a red screen. Not a timer. A character who looked you in the eyes and asked you to explain yourself. ────────────────────────────────────────── FEATURES ────────────────────────────────────────── ▸ Block any site by URL — add reddit.com, instagram.com, or any custom domain in seconds ▸ Block by category — Social Networks, Video Streaming, Gaming, News, Adult Content, Shopping, and more. One toggle blocks the whole category. ▸ Schedule active hours — The Overseer only activates during the hours you set. Evenings, weekends, or 9-to-5 — you decide when browsing control is on. Outside those hours, everything is accessible normally. ▸ Stats that make you think — hourly activity chart showing when you're most likely to reach for blocked sites. Not to judge. To make patterns visible. ▸ Top Offenders — see which sites you attempt most, sorted by frequency. ▸ Multiple Overseers coming — The base Overseer is grumpy, tired, and has seen too much. Additional characters with entirely different personalities are in development. ▸ Override always available — Vault Guard is friction, not a prison. You can always enter. The extension respects your autonomy. You can also disable Override entirely in Settings if you want strict mode. ▸ Extension icon changes with your schedule — amber when The Overseer is active, grey when all passes are allowed. You always know which mode you're in at a glance. ────────────────────────────────────────── PRIVACY ────────────────────────────────────────── Privacy policy: https://vaultguard.pro/privacy.html ────────────────────────────────────────── A NOTE FROM THE DEVELOPER ────────────────────────────────────────── I built this because I was the person in those scenarios above. I've tried some blockers and bypassed every one of them soon — not because I lacked discipline (I did btw), but because it just made me annoyed and angry. Sometimes I download a blocker and bypassing it soon becomes a muscle memory. Vault Guard can also be bypassed, yes. But I feel like this game-like experience does give me a small rush. Vault Guard doesn't judge you for wanting to open Instagram. It just asks you to explain yourself first. ────────────────────────────────────────── Website: https://vaultguard.pro Contact: hello@vaultguard.pro