Using MindShield feels like using AI normally which means it is easy to get used to. MindShield focuses on questions to let casual conversations slip, it checks if a question is knowledge or reasoning based, making you stop and think for questions you can reason a answer to.

MindShield is a lightweight tool designed to help you build mindful habits around LLMs. By introducing a brief friction point when lazy shortcuts are submitted, this privacy-first browser extension counters cognitive offloading, breaks AI dependency, and protects your cognitive independence, MindShield encourages active problem solving and protects your critical thinking from being outsourced to LLMs.