GeniusID · The IDuh Genius account
One account for the family. No password.
GeniusID is the account under Scatterplot, Informant, Masterplan and Endgame. You sign in with a code we email you, or with Discord. Each app asks before it uses your GeniusID, and what it gets is short: your GeniusID number and your name. Never your email.
- Email code or Discord
- Apps ask first
- Never your email
Sign-in is live. Sign-up isn’t open yet.The iPhone app runs on Joshua’s iPhone, not the App Store.
What it does
Sign in once. Say yes app by app.
GeniusID lives on the web at id.iduhgenius.com and in a GeniusID iPhone app. Either way, an app only signs you in after you’ve seen what it’s asking for.
No password to remember
Enter your email and GeniusID sends an 8-digit code, good for ten minutes. Or continue with Discord. Either way, there’s nothing to forget or reuse.
Continue with GeniusID
When an app wants you signed in, GeniusID shows exactly what it gets: your GeniusID number, your name if you’ve set one, and staying signed in until you disconnect it. A request for your email or phone number is refused.
“Don’t allow” is always one of the buttons.
One tap on iPhone
With the GeniusID app signed in, a family app hands off to it. You see the same short card, confirm with Face ID or your passcode, and you’re back in the app, signed in.
“Never your email.”
Your profile
Set the name your apps see, and add a picture if you like. Your Appearance and Reduce Motion settings are saved with your account too.
Discord, and your bots
Link Discord to sign in with it. On the web, you can also add up to two of your own Discord bots, like the Agent Big Head you set up yourself, and their pictures come across. Bot tokens are refused and never stored.
Your apps in one place
The GeniusID app’s Apps place lists the family and opens each one. It also keeps the list of apps you’ve allowed in one tap on that iPhone.
Where it fits
Underneath the IDuh Pipeline.
GeniusID isn’t a stop on the pipeline. It’s the account each stop signs in with. See the IDuh Pipeline
- Point A · What you’ve gatheredScatterplot Catch notes, links, photos and places. File them into projects and find them by day or on a map.
- Point A · What’s happening out thereInformant Follow the topics you pick, from sources you approve, in a brief that ends.
- The middle · How you get thereMasterplan Write where you are and where you’re going. Four intelligences sketch the route; you choose.
- Point B · What done looks likeEndgame Decide what success means before you begin, and keep every version of the goal.
What your account holds
The short list, in plain words.
What GeniusID keeps
- Your email, your name, your settings and how you sign in, plus a picture if you add one.
- A record of each email-code sign-in, and the apps you’ve allowed.
- If you link Discord: your Discord ID, username and picture, and the bots you add. Never a bot token.
- No AI reads or changes your account settings.
What apps get
- Only what the card showed you: your GeniusID number, your name if you’ve set one, and staying signed in.
- Never your email or phone number. GeniusID refuses those requests.
- Each app keeps its own data. Scatterplot, for one, stores some of what you add online, tied to your GeniusID.
Where it stands
The door is built. The guest list is short.
Signing in works today at id.iduhgenius.com, with an email code or Discord. Creating a new account isn’t open yet. The GeniusID iPhone app runs on Joshua’s iPhone and isn’t on the App Store or in TestFlight.
Built
- Email-code and Discord sign-in, live on the web
- Continue with GeniusID, with a card that shows what each app gets
- One-tap sign-in through the GeniusID iPhone app
- Your name and picture, and up to two Discord bots on the web
Not yet
- Creating an account for anyone new
- A list of the apps you’ve allowed, with a Disconnect button
- Deleting your account and exporting your data
- Signing out everywhere at once, from the web
- Backups of your app data tied to your GeniusID, so a new phone doesn’t start empty
Agent Big Head: Every app wanted my email. GeniusID says no on my behalf. Finally, a bouncer who works for me.
Questions
Short answers.
Can I make a GeniusID?
Not yet. Sign-up is closed while the apps are pre-release. When it opens, this page will say so.
Do the apps see my email?
No. An app gets your GeniusID number and your name, if you’ve set one. GeniusID refuses any request for your email or phone number.
Do I sign in once for everything?
On iPhone, nearly: with the GeniusID app signed in, each family app takes one tap and Face ID. On the web, each app still asks, and signing in is how you say yes.
What are Discord bots doing in an account?
If you run your own Agent Big Head or GeniusHQ in Discord, you can list its bot on your GeniusID, with its name and picture. GeniusID keeps the bot’s ID, never its token.