Optery
Record discovered public-profile pages and guide the user through legitimate opt-outs
A consolation build is possible, but the paid product's decisive value sits outside a solo rebuild. For Optery, record discovered public-profile pages and guide the user through legitimate opt-outs. The hard boundary is proprietary scanning coverage, screenshots, automated removals, human review, and monitoring, plus security assurance, infrastructure, and trust.
Build verification: not recorded. How we judge buildability
What you give up
- proprietary scanning coverage, screenshots, automated removals, human review, and monitoring
- independent security audits
- global relay infrastructure
- breach monitoring data
- account recovery and support
Why people still pay
People still pay for Optery because security products are paid for because expert review, infrastructure, and accountability matter more than recreating screens. The recurring cost buys cryptography, secure updates, key recovery, threat intelligence, relay capacity, abuse response, audits, and incident handling, not just the visible interface.
Your build guide
The stack, security requirements, and agent rules for a focused replacement.
Before you start
- desktop OS
- secure backup location
- modern cryptographic libraries
- careful review before real-world use
Use these project rules and optional skill references alongside the prompt. Review each skill before adding it to your agent; the AGENTS.md export includes the same guidance.
Project rule, data: Model authorized targets, source observations, findings, review decisions, and exports; keep stable source IDs and timestamps.
Project rule, behavior: Keep all vault data encrypted with a master key derived through Argon2id and a unique salt.
Project rule, recovery: Implement lock timeout, clipboard clearing, password generation, import, export, and encrypted backups.
Implementation plan
Phase 1, architecture and data
Use Rust, Tauri 2, React, SQLite, Argon2id, and audited cryptographic libraries. Model authorized targets, source observations, findings, review decisions, and exports; keep stable source IDs and timestamps.
Phase 2, implement
Keep all vault data encrypted with a master key derived through Argon2id and a unique salt.
Phase 3, implement
Implement lock timeout, clipboard clearing, password generation, import, export, and encrypted backups.
Phase 4, review and output
Record discovered public-profile pages, guide the user through legitimate opt-outs, store tracking data locally with strong encryption, and make no claim of replacing an audited removal service. Implement lock timeout, clipboard clearing, password generation, import, export, and encrypted backups.
Phase 5, recovery and acceptance
Implement lock timeout, clipboard clearing, password generation, import, export, and encrypted backups. Verify this invariant with a saved fixture: A wrong credential must reveal no record content; a recovery import must restore the same record IDs and values. State the practical limit: proprietary scanning coverage, screenshots, automated removals, human review, and monitoring.
Build me a focused passwords, privacy and private networking workflow for the personal core of Optery. Requirements: - Use Rust, Tauri 2, React, SQLite, Argon2id, and audited cryptographic libraries. Model authorized targets, source observations, findings, review decisions, and exports; keep stable source IDs and timestamps. - Paid product context: Record discovered public-profile pages and guide the user through legitimate opt-outs. Build only this DIY scope: Record discovered public-profile pages, guide the user through legitimate opt-outs, store tracking data locally with strong encryption, and make no claim of replacing an audited removal service. - For passwords, privacy and private networking, define the master credential, local threat boundary, and recovery path before importing secrets. - Create, edit, lock, and unlock one encrypted vault using a maintained primitive and explicit key derivation settings. - Search the unlocked vault and export an encrypted recovery copy with clear user action. - Use a desktop window with source import, a work list, and result export. Required input or access: desktop OS; secure backup location. - Recovery: Implement lock timeout, clipboard clearing, password generation, import, export, and encrypted backups. - Acceptance: with one labelled sample, show the input, saved intermediate state, and exported result; verify this invariant: A wrong credential must reveal no record content; a recovery import must restore the same record IDs and values. - Out of scope: proprietary scanning coverage, screenshots, automated removals, human review, and monitoring; independent security audits. Keep this a personal, inspectable workflow. - Include a README with setup, a sample input, required keys or permissions, data location, and the supported scope.
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Optery pricing
| plan | monthly | annual (per mo) | what you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| basic | $0/user | $0/user | Exposure report and screenshots; self-service opt-out tools; report refresh roughly quarterly after recent loginNo automated removals. |
| core | $3.99/user | $3.25/user | Automated removals from 150+ sites, or 380+ with Expanded Reach; 1 name and 1 city/state variant; monthly scans$39 billed annually. |
| extended | $14.99/user | $12.42/user | Automated removals from 325+ sites, or 555+ with Expanded Reach; unlimited name/address variants; human-agent support$149 billed annually; reports roughly every 90 days. |
| ultimate | $24.99/user | $20.70/user | Automated removals from 405+ sites, or 635+ with Expanded Reach; unlimited custom removals for 950+ eligible sites after 30 days$249 billed annually. |
free tierExposure report/screenshots and self-service opt-out instructions; no automated removals
billingmonthly + annual; no free trial; 30-day money-back guarantee
hidden costsCore/Extended/Ultimate coverage differs materially by site count; family groups receive 20% off for 2 paid members, 25% for 3 and 30% for 4+, while upgrades are prorated and use the same billing term
pricing sources checked 2026-08-14 · pricing source ↗
Questions about Optery
Can you build your own Optery with AI?
A full replacement is not the recommended project. A consolation build is possible, but the paid product's decisive value sits outside a solo rebuild. For Optery, record discovered public-profile pages and guide the user through legitimate opt-outs. The hard boundary is proprietary scanning coverage, screenshots, automated removals, human review, and monitoring, plus security assurance, infrastructure, and trust.
What does the Optery build prompt cover?
The prompt starts with this scope: Record discovered public-profile pages, guide the user through legitimate opt-outs, store tracking data locally with strong encryption, and make no claim of replacing an audited removal service. Full-product capabilities excluded from the comparison include: proprietary scanning coverage, screenshots, automated removals, human review, and monitoring; independent security audits; global relay infrastructure. Follow the implementation plan and its prerequisites before expanding the build.
How do I use the prompt, AGENTS.md and agent skills?
Start with the Optery prerequisites and stack, then copy the prompt into your coding agent. Save the project rules as AGENTS.md in the project root. Linked skills are optional packages or source instructions for specific tasks; review their current contents and install only those matching the chosen stack. A skill does not supply API credentials or verify the finished app.
How long will this Optery project take?
The catalogue estimate is closest consolation build: one sitting for the limited scope. Setup, integration approvals, debugging, deployment and ongoing maintenance can add time. This is an estimate, not a delivery guarantee.
What would I give up by replacing Optery?
proprietary scanning coverage, screenshots, automated removals, human review, and monitoring; independent security audits; global relay infrastructure; breach monitoring data; account recovery and support. People still pay for Optery because security products are paid for because expert review, infrastructure, and accountability matter more than recreating screens. The recurring cost buys cryptography, secure updates, key recovery, threat intelligence, relay capacity, abuse response, audits, and incident handling, not just the visible interface.
What price is this guide comparing against?
The recorded Extended plan is $14.99/mo (monthly), checked 2026-07-31. Check the linked pricing source before buying. Building your own also has hosting, API and maintenance costs; the recorded amount is not a guaranteed saving.
What can I use instead of building Optery?
California DROP: California residents get one government request to 600-plus brokers; everyone else gets a geography lesson. Optery Free Basic: Finds the profiles and hands you the opt-out links; your unpaid labor is the business model. Permission Slip by DeleteMe: A phone app that sends individual privacy requests and tracks them; bulk broker removal is the paid part. Compare all listed options at https://howtovibecodeit.dev/optery/alternatives. Check each option's license, hosting needs and feature limits.