Module 01 · Focus
Lock-In
A protected work window with one defined move. The screen becomes a black void. The timer runs. Distractions get captured, not chased.
The problem
You have talent, pressure, ideas, and too many open loops.
The work is not the problem. The noise is.
How it works
One loop. Three modules. No clutter.
Check state. Cut noise. Enter Lock-In. Execute one move. Dump the pressure. Review the week before it becomes noise.
Module 02 · Capture
Pressure Log
A private place to dump pressure. The Coach extracts what is actually under it: the avoidance, the unmade decision, the one action that ends the loop.
Module 03 · Reflect
Weekly Debrief
Sunday morning. The Coach tells you what actually happened: where you moved, where you drifted, what to do next week.
Native by intent
Built for the inside of iOS and macOS — not ported into it.
Dynamic Island. Lock Screen. Live Activities. Widgets. Menu bar. Action Button. Dark Talent lives where you already look.
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Friday, May 22
9:41
Dynamic Island · Lock Screen
A glance is the only interface needed.
DARK TALENT
Lock-In active
42:18 left
One Move
Ship onboarding activation
Live Activity
Holds your place on the Lock Screen.
Lock Screen widgets
The number. The move. Nothing else.
macOS menu bar
A single dot. A single move. A single tap.
The Coach
A mirror with a hand on the wheel.
The Coach does not cheer. It names the pattern, names the avoidance, prescribes one move. On-device by default; cloud inference is redacted and opt-in.
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Directive
Pressure high. Cut the plan.
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Reality check
You said revenue matters. Your calendar says product comfort work. Fix the calendar.
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Signal
Your plan is too large for your state. Cut it to one serious block.
For who
Built for founders, builders, operators, traders, and anyone running on high agency and too much input.
for founders. for builders. for anyone with too much input.
Privacy
Private by default.
Local-first journal. SQLCipher AES-256 encryption. Face ID lock. iCloud sync is a toggle, not a default. No third-party analytics on journal content. The Coach runs on Apple Foundation Models on-device for daily work; cloud inference is redacted and opt-in.
- No third-party analytics. No Mixpanel, Amplitude, PostHog, Firebase.
- No advertising identifiers. No tracking across apps or sites.
- No account required. No email, name, password.
- No telemetry from Crisis Mode. Ever.
- Delete anything. An entry. The AI memory. Everything.
Founder note
From the founder
I built Dark Talent because I am the user. Too many open loops. Too many tools that pretend to fix it. None that tell the truth and prescribe one move.
This is the system I wanted. Black, native, private. Sharp on purpose.
Marino · Founder