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The Gauntlet is Veto's core feature — a structured AI conversation that walks you through three frameworks before you decide to buy anything:

• Physics: What is this object? Is it consumable, durable, or an experience?
• Psychology: Why do you want it right now? Veto identifies the underlying emotional need driving the purchase.
• Economics: Can you actually afford it in real terms? Veto reframes the price into time cost, budget impact, and cost-per-use.

After running the Gauntlet, Veto issues one of five verdicts — each with a clear rationale:

• Approved: The case holds up. Buy it with confidence.
• Denied: The reasoning didn't justify the spend.
• Conditional: Buy it only if a specific condition is met.
• Alternative: There's a better way to meet the underlying need.
• Deferred: Not now, but worth revisiting later.

You choose how Veto talks to you about your purchases. Three options:

• Gentle: Supportive and encouraging, focused on positive reinforcement.
• Balanced: Objective and fact-based. No cheerleading, no lectures.
• Tough Love: Completely honest about your excuses. Recommended if you have a history of rationalising bad purchases.

You can change your tone at any time in Settings → Profile.

No. Veto never connects to your bank, reads your transactions, or asks for financial credentials of any kind. You tell Veto what you're considering buying; it helps you think it through. That's it.

One Veto account works across:

• iOS — the App Store app
• Web — app.get-veto.app
• Browser extension — Chrome Web Store / Safari (Mac App Store)
• MCP / AI assistants — connect Claude, Cursor, Codex, VS Code Copilot, and other supported hosts

Android is also coming soon. Your Purchase Considerations and Pro entitlement follow the same account everywhere.

The web app at app.get-veto.app uses the same Veto account and library as iOS. It’s also where you manage AI assistant (MCP) connections under Settings.

On supported store pages, the extension can detect product details locally so you can review them and start a Gauntlet. It does not save your browsing history, cart, checkout details, or payment information. Product data reaches your Veto account only after you choose to begin. Get it from the Chrome Web Store or Safari (Mac App Store). See the Privacy Policy for the full extension section.

MCP (Model Context Protocol) lets AI assistants you trust create Purchase Considerations and run Gauntlets in your Veto account after you authorize them on the web consent screen. You can disconnect a host anytime in Settings → AI assistant connections.

Advisor replies returned to the assistant may also appear in that host’s chat under the host’s own privacy policy. Read the MCP section of the Privacy Policy →

Yes. Advisor Allowance and Veto Pro are account-wide — shared across iOS, web, the extension, and MCP. There is no separate quota per device or assistant.

Veto offers a free tier that lets you run a limited number of Gauntlet conversations. Veto Pro unlocks:

• Higher Advisor Allowance (and removes the monthly free-tier cap where offered)
• Visual Scouting (link and screenshot analysis)
• Full Outcome Retrospective history

You can subscribe via the App Store and/or a web purchase flow where offered (for example from the extension). Cancel in the channel you used to buy. Entitlement follows your Veto account across surfaces.

30 days after you record a purchase decision, Veto sends a check-in: "Was it worth it?" You rate the purchase and reflect on actual utility vs. expected utility.

Over time, this builds genuine self-awareness about the gap between what you think you'll use and what you actually use.

Not yet — Android is coming soon, and the Google Play listing is in the works. Meanwhile you can use the web app, the browser extension (Chrome / Safari), and MCP connections with the same account as iOS.

Your purchase considerations and conversations are stored in your private account across iOS, web, the extension, and MCP. We don't sell your data, show you ads, or share your information with third parties beyond what's necessary to run the Service (Firebase infrastructure, AI analysis, crash reporting where integrated, and hosts you authorize).

AI analysis happens server-side via Cloud Functions — your name and email are never sent to Anthropic. Read the full privacy policy →

Yes. Go to Settings → Account → Delete Account in the iOS or web app. This permanently removes your data from our servers, including MCP connections. The action cannot be undone.