A Monica alternative for the people in your life, not your CRM

Monica remembers your people as long as you keep journaling. Fasrad keeps the history current itself and surfaces who matters before you reach out.

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Monica is a thoughtful place to record the people in your life: your parents, your closest friends, your kids' godparents. The catch is the recording. Fasrad keeps the thoughtfulness and does the journaling for you, so the history stays current and your assistant brings up the things you'd want to remember.

Stop journaling about the people you love

Monica got the hard part right. It's built around relationships: your mom's birthday, the name of your friend's daughter, the book she lent you, the gift ideas you've been collecting. It also shares the catch every personal CRM has, which is that you only get out what you remember to log. Fasrad takes the journaling off your plate and then acts on what's in there.

Here's what changes:

The journal keeps itself. A phone call noted in chat, a voice memo after coffee, an email thread with your sister: each one ties to the right person on its own.
Stay close with the people who matter. Set a cadence per person, say weekly for parents and monthly for close friends. Your assistant tells you who's gone quiet and has a check-in already drafted.
Gift ideas surface before the date. Mention in passing that "Sam loves Murakami" and your assistant brings it back two weeks before their birthday, while you can still act on it.
Birthdays land with the right kind of message. The draft picks up your last conversation, so it reads like you actually thought about them.
Important dates beyond birthdays. Anniversaries, the day a friend's parent passed, when their kid started school. Your assistant remembers them and brings them up for the right reason.

Switching from Monica takes one file. Contacts, family relationships, important dates, gifts, and your interaction log come across cleanly.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I migrate from Monica?

Use Monica's standard export (Settings → Export → JSON or SQL) and drop the file in. Contacts, relationships, important dates, and your interaction log import with timestamps preserved.

Will my family-tree relationships come across?

Yes. Partner, parents, kids, and family relationships are preserved as linked contact records. Your assistant uses them when it preps a brief ("don't forget to ask about their daughter's recital").

Are gifts, debts, and reminders supported?

Yes. Gift ideas import as notes against the contact. Debts (money owed or borrowed) come across as datastore entries. Reminders carry over and re-tie to your assistant's scheduling.

Is Fasrad open-source like Monica?

No, Fasrad is hosted. Data ownership is why open source matters for a personal CRM, so exports are first-class and your data stays portable.

Does it run on my own server?

No, Fasrad is hosted, so there's nothing to install, patch, or back up. Setup is instant, and the assistant runs follow-ups on its own, drafting check-ins and surfacing gift ideas before the date. Your data stays portable with standard CSV and JSON export anytime.

How does proactive check-in work?

Set a cadence per person: weekly for parents, monthly for close friends, quarterly for old colleagues. On that schedule your assistant checks who's overdue, picks up your last conversation, and drafts a check-in you can edit and send.

Will gift ideas and important dates be remembered?

Yes. Mention an idea in chat ("Sam loves Murakami") and it ties to Sam. Two weeks before their birthday, your assistant brings it back. Anniversaries, the day a friend's parent passed, and when their kid started school are remembered too, and they come up with context attached.

What if I want my data back out?

Standard CSV and JSON export anytime. Same spirit as Monica: your data is yours.