Hey all, I’m Josh, Co-Founder of Overlord, with my friend Eddie. We’re aiming to build the Holy Grail of productivity apps - an AI agent to replace self-control.

Here’s our landing page: www.overlord.app

Here’s the link if you want to chat with it: chat.overlord.app

Imagine you hired someone to stay awake 24/7, sat behind a big computer screen, monitoring you - knowing where you are (GPS), what website you’re on (Mac integration), what you spend money on. They can take actions: texting/calling you, charging you money, blocking your iOS/Android apps, blocking websites on your Mac, texting friends if you’ve fallen off the wagon.

Overlord has been in a closed beta for about a year, and has had hundreds of thousands of messages sent to it by users. It’s specifically meant to be weasel-proof, so we’ve put a lot of effort into making sure there are no easy workarounds. Our target users are the type of people that have their friends manage their Screen Time passcodes, and have web blockers all over their Mac.

Here are a few examples of what Overlord can do:

• Staying sober: “Send a video blowing 0.00 on a breathalyser each night at 11pm, or text Jane: “John has skipped his evening check-in. Ensure he’s not relapsed”.”
• Undistracted on Mac: “Lock me in from 9-5 each day on my Mac. Annoy me if I go on anything unrelated to work, and block if I go on any rabbit holes. Work is anything coding related.”
• Not skipping cardio: “When I enter the gym, make sure I send a photo of 10 mins cardio, or charge me $5".”
• My personal screen block: “Block Instagram at all times, allowing me 1 min an hour, 15 mins if I send a photo of a meal, and unblock on Friday/Saturday nights from 7pm-4am. Charge me $50 if I disable Screen Time Permissions.”
• Mac productivity to co-founder: “Track my Mac. Send a text to my co-founder of my total productive time each day at 11pm.”
• Showering after gym: “When i get home from the gym, make sure I send a selfie if my hair wet within 30 mins or lose $5”

No processed food: “Each time I spend money at Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods, make sure I send a receipt (with the exact amount spent to ensure I’m not cheating) and it must not have anything processed on it. Also no purchases from any dollar pizza store. If I do, charge me $50.”

https://youtu.be/Cr1A0j6LBec

Morning routine w/ screen blocking + charging:_ “Call me to wake me up at 7am, and block my apps at this point. I must send a photo of my fridge at 7:05, a video brushing teeth by 7:10, a photo of a coffee by 7:20, and a photo outside by 7:30 (unblock my phone at this point). If I miss any of these, call me, then if I am not telling you I’m taking action on the phone, charge me $1.”

https://youtu.be/TVSTbu3jwKA

Getting to work immediately:_ “Once I arrive at the office, I must start a 2hr focus session on my Mac within 15 minutes. If I exit this, or spend more than 10 mins distracted or inactive total, charge me $5 and text my co-founder that I’m distracted. Block all distracting sites.”

https://youtu.be/I0NvyW7RQYM

Asks:

1. Give it a go at chat.overlord.app ! See if any goals you can set up with it would be useful to you. No login required.
2. Comment down below if there are any goals/capabilities you’d like to see - there’s a bit of a learning curve to Overlord, but it can be extremely powerful once you get the hang of it.

Happy New Year!

Josh