Account Recovery Preflight

Check that your account recovery paths still work before you get locked out

Problem

One user with a 16-year-old email was asked by Microsoft to add a secondary email before logging in, and had none to give. Another knew their Google password and could still send/receive mail through a third-party Android app, but lost access to the verification phone number and could not sign in. The real issue isn't forgotten passwords—it's that recovery paths silently stop working.

Solution

A local-first account recovery health checker: users record critical accounts and their recovery methods (backup email, phone, recovery codes, trusted devices); the tool periodically checks whether those paths are still reachable and warns before they fail. Focused on reminders and records, not storing passwords or logging in on users' behalf.

Users

Individuals with several critical accounts (email, cloud storage, banking, work platforms), especially those tied to old phone numbers or old emails.

MVP

An inventory of accounts and recovery methods; periodic reminders to verify backup email/phone still work; encrypted local storage of recovery codes with expiry reminders; risk scoring and replacement suggestions; one-click export of emergency recovery instructions.

Revenue

Free basic tier plus subscription for multi-device encrypted sync, family sharing, and priority alerts; a one-time desktop license as an alternative.

Why now

Platform recovery flows increasingly rely on secondary verification and backup contacts, while ordinary users rarely audit them. As accounts age and phone numbers change, lockout risk keeps rising, and privacy expectations favor local-first tools.