Trust & Safety Resources
A comprehensive, free guide and fillable checklists for digital estate planning. Expanding on the GYST (Get Your Shit Together) checklist by Chanel Reynolds for the digital age.
Created in honor of Daniel Records-Galbraith
Two Paths, One Guide
Whether you are planning ahead or navigating loss, this guide meets you where you are.
Path A
What you can do now to make things easier for whoever comes after you. Account inventory, password plans, platform legacy settings, digital executor designation, identity theft protection, and more.
8 fillable PDF checklists
Start Planning AheadPath B
What to do when someone has died without leaving a digital plan. Securing devices, discovering accounts, getting into locked platforms, understanding what each service allows, and managing the emotional weight.
7 fillable PDF checklists
Get StartedFillable PDF checklists you can print or complete on screen. Every checklist is free, with no signup required.
Download all checklists for your path:
Catalog every digital account you own
Secure your credentials for trusted access
Configure what happens to each account
Choose and prepare someone you trust
Crypto, businesses, privacy, and more
Guard against posthumous identity fraud
First 48-72 hours action checklist
Long-term maintenance and vigilance
Secure devices, email, phone, and finances
Find accounts with no list to start from
Platform-by-platform recovery steps
What each platform allows after a death
Attorneys, tech help, and grief resources
Accounts, subscriptions, and identity protection
Permission to pause and take care of yourself
Additional tools are in development. Both use zero-knowledge architecture -- your data is encrypted on your device and never leaves it.
A guided, step-by-step wizard that walks you through each section of the guide interactively in your browser. All data stays on your device in encrypted local storage -- no accounts, no cloud sync, no data collection.
A desktop application for completing the guide without an internet connection. All data stays on your device with client-side encryption -- no network requests, no telemetry, no data leaves your machine.
In Memory
February 10, 1984 — April 28, 2026
This guide was created in honor of Daniel, whose life was defined by a commitment to civil rights, equity, and making people feel less alone. He was the kind of person who made institutions more human.
Memorial donations may be made to Inland Oasis, the LGBTQ+ nonprofit serving the Palouse region where Daniel served as president.