doomscroll diaries@scrollbrain · 2m
5 hours into doomscroll mode, eyes glazed, no idea what i've even read.
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Cat Gatekeeper · Local-first, no tracking
Cat Gatekeeper your cat, blocking your doomscroll.
A Cat Gatekeeper is an AI-generated video of your real cat that takes over your screen when X, TikTok or Reddit has kept you past your screen-time limit.
- Free to install
- Local-first, no tracking
- Mac, Windows, and your browser
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tired dev@late_commit · 11m
screen time report says 9 hours on X this week. someone send a Pet Gatekeeper, fast.
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screen time hater@offline_pls · 27m
tried 4 focus apps to block TikTok. none of them work like a cat sitting on the screen.
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soft launch@quietmornings · 41m
what if the For You page was just my friends' dogs. that's the only feed i'd close on time.
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hot take generator@unhinged_takes · 1h
Reddit at 1am is doomscroll with extra steps. there, i said it.
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barely awake@oneeyeopen · 1h
opened TikTok to check ONE notification. screen time: +47 minutes. classic.
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feed-pilled@for_you_page · 2h
the Pet Gatekeeper extension is the only thing that pulled me off X today.
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deeply normal@touch_grass_pls · 3h
my dog physically blocking my laptop > any focus app i've installed.
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log off coach@close_the_app · 4h
you've been doomscrolling for 52 minutes. a cat on screen would've ended this 50 mins ago.
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the algorithm@feed_itself · 5h
another reel for you. and another. who needs screen time limits anyway.
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Pet on duty
01 · The current top 3
The current top cat gatekeepers
Ranked by total unlocks. Tap any card to copy the 8-character code into your extension.
02 · The pitch
What is a Cat Gatekeeper?
A Cat Gatekeeper is an AI-generated short video of your own cat that takes over the screen when you've scrolled past your screen-time limit. The Pet Gatekeeper Chrome extension tracks time on the sites you pick — the moment you go over, your Cat Gatekeeper appears, silent and in the way, until your cool-down ends.
03 · Why it works
Why people make a cat gatekeeper
Cats are weirdly good at this. They don't shout — they just sit there, content, taking up the entire screen. Watching them sit is enough to break a scroll spiral that no banner or counter ever could.
A loaf of a cat covering the page does what a 'you've been on X for an hour' warning never will: it doesn't argue with you. It just sits there. You close the tab.
04 · Where it earns its keep
Where a Cat Gatekeeper fits your day
The home office.
A Cat Gatekeeper is built for the people who already work next to a cat but somehow still spend the workday three taps deep into X. The extension catches the scroll mid-thumb-flick and reminds you the cat is right there. People report breaking month-long scroll habits in a week.
Late-night doomscroll.
A Cat Gatekeeper at 11pm is calmer than any productivity nudge. The video is silent on purpose — it won't wake the household, just put your cat between you and another forty minutes of Reddit.
Lunch-break check-ins.
When 'I'll just eat and watch one TikTok' becomes thirty TikToks, a Cat Gatekeeper showing up is the closest thing to your cat actually walking across the laptop. Small, but it adds up.
05 · How it works
How to make your own cat gatekeeper, step by step
- 01
Pick the right photos
1–4 clear, well-lit photos. Front-facing or 3/4 angle works best. Avoid heavy shadows and motion blur.
- 02
Upload and confirm pose
We generate two green-screen poses from your photos. Approve the look — or regenerate within the included free retries if you want different poses.
- 03
Generate two short videos
An intro clip and a loop. Tune the chroma-key live in your browser — different fur colors need different settings.
- 04
Redeem in the extension
Get an 8-character code. Paste it into the extension's redemption screen and your cat is the next thing you see when X tries to keep you.
06 · Tips
Tips for great cat videos
- Soft, even light beats direct sunlight — fewer hard shadows for the chroma-key step.
- Solid backgrounds (couch, wall, floor) make the green-screen tuning easier.
- Black cats and tortoiseshell coats need a slightly tighter chroma threshold; the live preview makes this easy.
- If your cat won't sit still, the photo flow only needs four still frames — easier than catching a video moment.
07 · FAQ
FAQ cat gatekeeper
Ready when you are
Make your Cat Gatekeeper
A Cat Gatekeeper is an AI-generated video of your real cat that takes over your screen when X, TikTok or Reddit has kept you past your screen-time limit.