BrainShield AI

Measure, manage, and reduce AI Brain Fry. Track your cognitive load from AI tool usage in real-time.

BrainShield AI protects your wellness and sharpens your productivity — so you find balance with AI. Knowledge workers spend hours switching between AI tools — chatbots, coding assistants, image generators, and more. That constant context-switching creates invisible cognitive fatigue — "AI Brain Fry" — that kills productivity and focus long before you realize it. BrainShield AI tracks your AI usage patterns in real-time, protects your cognitive wellness with a single score, and sharpens your productivity with AI-powered insights — delivering the balance your brain needs. REAL-TIME COGNITIVE MONITORING - Wellness Score (0-100) based on research-backed methodology adapted from NASA-TLX - Score explanation tooltip showing your top contributing factors - Daily AI time budget tracking with visual gauge - Tool cliff warnings when juggling too many AI tools at once - Personalized baselines that adapt to your natural work patterns over 7 days GUIDED RECOVERY EXERCISES - 11 research-backed exercises: breathing (4-7-8), eye rest, stretching, 20-20-20 rule, movement, grounding (5-4-3-2-1), mindful minute, visualization, creative doodle, gratitude, and micro-journaling - Step-by-step guidance with timers and animations - Post-exercise wellness check-in to track what works for you FOCUS MODE - One-click deep work toggle — pauses tracking so you can concentrate - Configurable duration (15-120 minutes) - Keyboard shortcut: Alt+Shift+F (toggle), Alt+Shift+B (quick break) - Focus session analytics to understand your deep work patterns (Pro) SMART NOTIFICATIONS - Evening digest summarizing your day's cognitive load - Productivity tips when usage patterns suggest batching would help - Break nudges timed to your cognitive peaks — not arbitrary intervals 120+ AI TOOLS TRACKED ACROSS 10 CATEGORIES Chatbots, code/development, research, image generation, video/media, audio, writing, productivity, design, and AI agents — automatically detected as you work. PRIVACY-FIRST BY DESIGN - Only tracks which AI tool domain you visit and how long - NEVER collects page content, full URLs, screenshots, or keystrokes - All data encrypted in transit and at rest - No data sold to third parties, ever FREE TIER — FULL TRACKING Every user gets complete AI tool tracking, real-time wellness scoring, break nudges, recovery exercises, and Focus Mode — no limits on tools tracked. PRO TIER — INTELLIGENCE LAYER Upgrade to unlock AI-powered insights, cognitive load forecasts, personalized recommendations, burnout risk alerts, tool consolidation analysis, focus session analytics, PDF reports, webhooks, and API access. Pairs with the BrainShield AI web dashboard at brainshieldai.com for full session history, trends, team analytics, and more.