How it works

Four stages. Plain language. No jargon — and no surprises about who holds the keys.

The four stages of working with HearthkeeperA simple four-stage flow: talk, set things up, the household AI looks after things, and ongoing support.Stage 1We talkStage 2Set upStage 3GuardianStage 4Support

  1. 01

    We talk

    A free 30-minute call. You tell us what's worrying you — scams, the kids' questions ending up who-knows-where, that box of cables nobody remembers setting up. We listen, then tell you honestly whether we can help. If we can't, we'll say so.

    What you need: nothing. Bring questions, not receipts. If your situation needs a different kind of help, we'll point you to it.

  2. 02

    We set things up

    • A home server runs your family's own AI — no third-party chat cloud
    • Your network gets segmented: the smart TV lives apart from the laptop
    • DNS filtering quietly blocks known-bad addresses
    • Devices get hardened and backups get tested, not just promised

  3. 03

    Your household AI looks after things

    • Scam and deepfake screening on the channels you choose
    • A kid-safe assistant that answers questions within boundaries you set
    • A household asset register — what you own, in one place
    • Alerts worth reading, not noise

  4. 04

    We stay with you

    Things change. Scammers change. Your kids get older. Support covers changes, questions, and an annual check that everything still does what it did on day one.

    If something breaks: you message us. That's the whole process. We built the system, so we know where the bodies are buried — and where the backups are kept.

We don't promise to stop every scam — nobody honest can. We make your household harder to scam, and we make recovery faster when something gets through.