# VeryHip

> VeryHip is a privacy-first, trauma-informed web platform that combines independent web search, trends analysis, social posting, and zero-knowledge email in one place.

VeryHip crawls and indexes the open web, surfaces what is trending, and lets people publish posts, follow others, and exchange email — with privacy built into the account model rather than bolted on. Users choose one of three identity tiers (Citizen, Sovereign, or Cypherpunk) that trade convenience for anonymity, up to fully zero-knowledge, end-to-end-encrypted mail. VeryHip is designed to be trauma-informed: it avoids page-to-page tracking, gives users control over their data, and keeps moderation transparent.

## Core

- [Home](https://veryhip.com/): The main feed of recent posts from the VeryHip community, with a trending-keywords sidebar and language selector. Trending topics are embedded here and on the search page (there is no standalone trending URL).
- [Search](https://veryhip.com/s/): Full web search over VeryHip's own crawled and indexed corpus, with trending-topic suggestions.

## Accounts & profiles

- [User profiles](https://veryhip.com/u/): Public profile pages showing a user's posts, follower count, and a follow button. Profiles can be public (Citizen), viewable-but-unlinked (Sovereign), or hidden (Cypherpunk).
- [Account tiers](https://veryhip.com/register): The three identity tiers explained at registration:
  - **Citizen** — conventional account, email password recovery, public profile, no page-to-page tracking.
  - **Sovereign** — key-based recovery instead of email, no tracking, viewable profile page.
  - **Cypherpunk** — hardware-key recovery only, no tracking, no public profile, and obfuscated identity on posts and comments.

## Email

- [Inbox](https://veryhip.com/e/): Per-user mailbox with inbox, sent, drafts, and spam folders. Login required.
- [Secure mailer](https://veryhip.com/e/s): Compose and send email. For Sovereign and Cypherpunk accounts, messages and attachments are PGP-encrypted in the browser before transit (zero-knowledge); Citizens send plaintext.

## Web index

- [Host inspector](https://veryhip.com/www/): Details about a specific crawled host or page, including stored metadata, language, and links.
- [Network map](https://veryhip.com/m/): A map/visualization view of the crawled web.

## Tools & administration

- [Settings](https://veryhip.com/settings): Account settings panel (login required).
- [Alchemist](https://veryhip.com/a/): VeryHip's AI assistant. Restricted to administrators.

## Optional

- [Privacy policy](https://en.veryhip.com/privacy.html): How VeryHip handles data and privacy across the three account tiers. Users can export or delete all of their own data at any time without deleting their account.