// How It Works
Four Steps to Outsourced Discipline
Setup takes under two minutes. GTFO runs silently and only activates when you’re home during the hours you said you’d be elsewhere.
Tag Your Home Network
Scan nearby WiFi networks and tag yours as a "Base Zone." GTFO records the hardware address (BSSID) — not just the name. VPNs won't fool it.
Also detects wired ethernet and records your home public IP.
Set Your Focus Hours
Pick the hours you should be out — per day of the week. Outside these hours, GTFO stays silent in your system tray.
Weekend hours optional. Each day configurable independently.
Leave the House
During focus hours, if GTFO detects your home network, a full-screen overlay appears. Can't be dismissed with Alt+F4.
System tray icon changes: Monitoring → Away Mode → Paused → Idle.
Override When Needed
Sick day? Plumber visiting? Type a reason (min 10 chars) to override. Every override is logged — accountability, not punishment.
Or pre-pause with configurable durations from 1 min to 2 hours.
// Detection Stack
Multi-Signal Confidence
Not a single signal. A confidence model across multiple inputs. Triggers at ≥0.70 combined weight.
Hardware address of your router
weight
Wired adapter with active IP binding
weight
Home public IP recorded at setup
weight
// Landscape
What Makes GTFO Different
URL Blockers
URL/app blocking
No environment detection
Virtual Co-Working
Video accountability
No displacement
Financial Stakes
Bet money on habits
No location awareness
Phone Lock Timers
Phone lock timer
No OS enforcement
No competitor combines multi-signal home detection with full OS-level enforcement and logged accountability.