Strict Mode

Make commitments un-deletable and un-editable until the commitment period ends.

Strict Mode

Strict Mode is CommitT’s highest level of self-binding enforcement. When activated on a commitment, the task becomes completely immutable — it cannot be edited, deleted, paused, or weakened in any way until its commitment period naturally expires.

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The Problem Strict Mode Solves

Standard commitments can be deleted or modified during moments of weakness. A user who promised to study from 2–6 PM can simply delete the commitment at 1:55 PM when the urge to procrastinate strikes. Strict Mode eliminates this escape hatch entirely.

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Activation Flow

1. On the Commits Tab, long-press a commitment card to open the context menu
2. Select “Lock (Strict Mode)”
3. The system navigates to the Strict Mode setup screen
4. The user confirms the lock with a final confirmation modal
5. Once confirmed, the commitment is permanently locked

{
  icon: "lock-outline",
  label: "Lock (Strict Mode)",
  onPress: () => {
    router.push({
      pathname: "/(strict-mode)/setup",
      params: { taskId: selectedTask._id, title: selectedTask.title }
    });
    closeMenu();
  },
}

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What Gets Locked

Once Strict Mode is active, the following actions are blocked at the database layer:

Action	Result
Delete commitment	Rejected — mutation returns error
Edit time slots	Rejected — schedule is frozen
Change location	Rejected — geofence is locked
Modify blocklist	Rejected — app blocks are permanent
Remove penalty	Rejected — consequences cannot be softened
Disable Strict Mode	Rejected — there is no unlock mechanism
Uninstall the app	Blocked by Device Admin protection

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Duration

Strict Mode remains active until the commitment’s natural end condition is met:

• One-week commitments: Strict Mode expires when the final scheduled day passes
• Recurring commitments: Strict Mode remains active indefinitely until the recurrence is manually ended (which itself requires all pending instances to be completed)

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Example

A user activates Strict Mode on their “No Social Media” commitment configured for Mon–Fri, 9 AM – 5 PM, with Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok blocked. Once locked:

• They cannot delete the commitment
• They cannot remove Instagram from the blocklist
• They cannot shorten the 9–5 window
• They cannot uninstall CommitT (Device Admin blocks it)
• Every weekday from 9 AM to 5 PM, those apps are blocked with no override

The only way out is to wait for the commitment period to end naturally.