Cognitive Mode

Stop mindless prompting. Rebuild your problem-solving brain before you ask an LLM. Cognitive Mode is a local-first Chrome extension that adds intentional friction to your AI workflows, helping you think before you prompt. As developers, we are rapidly offloading debugging, documentation reading, and complex problem-solving to AI tools. Cognitive Mode helps you keep your analytical muscle memory sharp by adding a small but powerful pause before you hand the problem to an LLM. CORE FEATURES 1. Intentional Speedbumps When you open a supported AI tool, the prompt input is temporarily locked behind a customizable countdown timer. This breaks the habit of instantly copy-pasting every problem into AI. 2. Hypothesis Gate To unlock the prompt early, you must answer two simple questions: - What is my hypothesis? - What have I already tried? This forces you to frame the problem clearly before asking AI, and often helps you solve it yourself first. 3. Local Knowledge Base Your entries are saved locally on your device, creating a private, searchable record of your own debugging and problem-solving process. SUPPORTED PLATFORMS - ChatGPT - Claude - v0 - Bolt - Gemini 100% PRIVATE & LOCAL-FIRST Cognitive Mode uses Chrome Extension Storage. There are no external servers, no tracking pixels, no cloud analytics, and no remote data collection. Your thoughts stay yours. Cognitive Mode is free, open-source, and built for developers who want to use AI without losing their own ability to think deeply.