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Features

Features for restricted communication and reliable records.

Modus is designed for adults who need parenting communication to be controlled, clearly recorded and available for review.

1. Keep communication within boundaries

Rules, warnings and restrictions shape how the space is used.

2. Preserve an accurate record

No editing, no deletion, server timestamps, audit events.

3. Make the record usable

Search, filters, tags and lightweight court-ready exports.

Two adults. One private record.

Modus is designed for one communication space between two adult parties. The MVP is not built for group chat, family social updates or children’s accounts.

  • One private communication space
  • Two adult users only
  • Invite link for the second party — expiring, single use
  • No public message threads
  • No group chat
  • No child user accounts

Messages stay as they were sent.

A central design rule of Modus is that sent messages are preserved.

  • No message editing after send
  • No message deletion by either party
  • Server-side timestamps
  • Message hash support
  • Audit event for message send
  • Searchable long-term history

Why it matters

In high-conflict communication, the record matters. Editing and deletion can create confusion, disputes and missing context. Modus is designed to keep the history intact.

A pause before the message becomes part of the record.

Modus can warn users before sending messages that may create communication issues — excessive caps, aggressive tone, threat-like phrases, repeated contact, frequency limits, time windows or topic restrictions.

Warning

This message may not meet the communication guidelines for this space.

  • Excessive capital letters
  • Possible frequency rule issue

You can revise before sending.

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Communication boundaries can be recorded and applied.

Modus can be configured around communication restrictions, such as frequency, time windows or topic limits.

  • One non-urgent message per week
  • Messages only between set hours
  • Messages only about school, medical or changeover matters
  • Warn and flag when a rule may be exceeded
  • Block sending for hard restrictions where configured

Important legal note

Modus does not interpret orders or provide legal advice. Users are responsible for entering communication rules accurately based on their own documents or professional advice.

Flag concerns without pretending the app is a judge.

Messages may be flagged by the system or manually by a user. A flag is a record label, not a legal conclusion — Modus uses wording like “possible breach” and “manually flagged”, never “breach proven”.

  • Tone warning
  • Sent after warning
  • Possible frequency issue
  • Outside communication window
  • Possible safety concern
  • Harassing or repeated contact
  • Irrelevant to child-related communication
  • Medical boundary issue
  • School boundary issue
  • Changeover issue

One space can record more than one child.

Users can record multiple children in settings — display name or initials, optional date of birth, notes, order references and active status. Messages can be tagged as general, one child, multiple children or all children.

Keep the context with the communication record.

Users can record relevant legal context: matter type, court type and location, optional proceeding number, current order type and dates, a communication restriction summary, uploaded order documents and notes.

Find the message without scrolling through years of conflict.

Search is designed to support keyword, date range, sender, child, topic, attachments only, flagged only, possible breaches only, severity and manual flags.

Relevant attachments, privately stored.

Photos and documents are stored privately with file name, type, uploader, upload timestamp, message reference, attachment ID, file hash where supported, and an export index reference.

Export records by date range.

Lightweight, searchable PDF reports for court, lawyers, support services or personal records — all messages or flagged only, with warning, possible breach and audit summaries, an attachment index and optional attachment bundle.

Sensitive records need serious controls.

Authentication required, authorised users only, private attachment storage, expiring invite links, row-level access controls in the database, no public attachment URLs, audit logs for exports and rule changes, and a clear account deletion pathway.

Built for records that need to remain clear.

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