Stop Rotting
your Brain
The extension that lets you use YouTube without YouTube using you.
Give this to your agent
Setup AntiRot locally
Copy this prompt into your preferred AI coding agent. It will ask you for the only secret it needs before starting.
Clone https://github.com/prshv1/AntiRot.git. Ask me for both required API keys: my free Supadata API key from https://supadata.ai/ and my OpenRouter API key. Add both keys to Server/.env based on Server/.env.example. Build and run AntiRot/Server locally with Docker, passing Server/.env at runtime. Replace the local host URL placeholder in Browser_Client/manifest.json and Browser_Client/background.js with the server URL. Then install AntiRot/Browser_Client/ as an unpacked extension in every Chromium-based browser on my device: open the browser's extensions page, enable Developer mode, and choose Load unpacked.
Reality Check
How Much Life Are You Losing?
How It Works
Simple. Automatic. Effective.
You click a video
Browse YouTube like normal. The extension silently picks up the video URL when you open any watch page.
AI reads the transcript
Our backend extracts the video's transcript and runs it through an LLM that classifies it as valuable or time-waste.
Block or pass
Time-waste? The video gets replaced with a motivational block screen. Valuable? You never even notice the extension ran.
Why AntiRot?
Not Another Dumb Blocker
- Blocks entire sites
- Requires manual rules
- No context awareness
- Kills YouTube entirely
- Blocks individual videos
- AI decides automatically
- Understands content context
- Keeps YouTube — removes the junk
Features
Built for Focus
Smart Blocking
Not a dumb blocker. AI understands context — a coding tutorial passes, a drama recap doesn't.
Channel Whitelist
Trust a creator? Whitelist them. Their videos always get through, no questions asked.
Stats Dashboard
Track how many videos you've been shielded from vs. how many passed through.
Dark & Light Themes
Matches your vibe. Toggle between dark and light mode across the extension and overlay.
Your time compounds.
Don't waste it.
Self-host AntiRot locally with your own AI agent and keep the backend on your device.