14 July 2026
From Idea to Peace of Mind: Getting Started With Agathon in 15 Minutes. The hardest part isn't using Agathon. It's believing you actually need it. If you're still reading, you probably do. So here's how to actually build your first…
12 June 2026
"You Have My Passwords?" — Privacy Safeguards That Actually Mean Something Trust isn't abstract. It's concrete. It's an encryption key. It's a human reviewing your release. It's a policy that explicitly says what won't happen. Here's what Agathon does to…
20 May 2026
Matching Agathon to Your Actual Needs You don't need to overthink this. Every account starts on the Free plan, and you can change tiers anytime from your billing page as your needs grow. Free ($0/month) — 100 MB storage, 5…
7 May 2026
Why Your Will Isn't Enough: Your lawyer gave you a will. It says who gets what. Congratulations — you're already ahead of most people. But your will doesn't know your passwords. It doesn't have the login to your email. It…
5 May 2026
Five Types of People Who Actually Use Dead Man's Switches (And Probably One Is You) Most discussions of dead man's switches imagine dramatic scenarios: CIA agents, whistleblowers, people preparing for the worst. The actual user base is far more mundane,…
30 April 2026
Imagine your check-ins stop. What happens next? Stage one: You get reminders. During the grace period — the amount of time defined by your plan — Agathon sends you notifications. This is deliberate. A missed check-in could mean anything. A…
16 April 2026
Why Your Documents Are Encrypted Before They Ever Get to Our Server. This is the question that separates a genuine security tool from a marketing claim: "What if you get hacked?" The answer matters, which is why we built Agathon…
2 April 2026
"What If I Just Forget to Check In?" — And Other Things People Actually Worry About Here's the question that comes up almost every time someone learns about a dead man's switch: "What if I'm just bad at remembering things?"…
19 February 2026
The Check-In: Why five minutes a week/fortnigh/month could change everything. Your login password is precious. It unlocks your whole account. It should be treated like a house key: typed carefully, remembered securely, changed occasionally, never casually reused. But you don't…
14 January 2026
Your browser has them. Your phone has them. Your brain carries fragments of a few. But if you were hit by a bus tomorrow, where are they all? It's the question nobody wants to think about, but nearly everyone should.…
22 June 2025
Agathon (derived from the ancient Greek word agathos) also means "good," "noble," or "beneficial." Beyond basic goodness, it encompasses qualities like moral integrity, bravery, and intrinsic excellence. The bravery required to do good as a noble person would. Image source…