Brian Skyberg

07 Everyday tools · Preparedness

GRIDLOCK

Offline family continuity and preparedness software for when the power and internet are out.

Early developmentVersion v0.1
GRIDLOCK overview screen titled Your knowledge. Within reach., with search and import buttons, library status cards and a recently added reference, beside a sidebar listing household, knowledge pack and continuity tools.

The overview, with one practice document in the library.

Overview

Most of the information a family would want during a long power or internet outage lives online, and that is exactly when it is out of reach. GRIDLOCK is an attempt to fix that for one household at a time.

It runs locally on a Windows computer and keeps everything there: the reference documents you choose to save, a record of the supplies you have and need, and the plans you have made. It is deliberately focused. GRIDLOCK is not a general survival encyclopedia or a command center; it is meant to help a family prepare, keep functioning during a disruption, and recover afterward.

What it does today

Features

  • Personal offline library

    Import PDFs and text references, preserve the original files exactly, and search them page by page with citations back to the source, all on your own computer.

  • Offline text recognition and knowledge packs

    Make scanned documents searchable with offline OCR, and add optional offline reference collections.

  • Household inventory and readiness

    Track supplies against your own readiness targets, see coverage and gaps, and stay ahead of expiration dates and maintenance.

  • Planning estimates

    Explainable water, supply and equipment estimates based on your household, with guided setup.

  • Scenario plans

    Household action plans for specific situations, plus emergency communications planning.

  • Continuity health

    A plain-language check of whether snapshots, storage and the library are in good shape, without a misleading overall score.

Real screenshots

Screenshots

Development

Current status

Early development

Early development. Core features work on the development computer; installation and recovery on a clean, disconnected machine have not yet been verified.

Built with

  • Python
  • SQLite
  • Local web interface
  • PDF.js

Planned next

  • Offline maps
  • A household document vault and a portable emergency binder
  • Encrypted backup and restore
  • Verified installation and recovery on a clean, disconnected computer

Good to know

  • GRIDLOCK is early software and is not a complete preparedness system or an approved emergency library.
  • Planning estimates are software defaults, not official safety guidance.