Open-source · Pre-alpha · 2026

Recover the
unrecoverable.

Open-source forensic recovery for crypto wallets where partial information still exists. Standard BIP-39 vector — recovered in 72 milliseconds. Local-only. Verifiable. No scams.

phoenix-cli · live recovery
# 11 known words, 12th unknown, target ETH address known
$ phoenix reconstruct \
    --template "abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon ?" \
    --target   "0x9858effd232b4033e47d90003d41ec34ecaeda94" \
    --kind     eth

✓ Recovered word: about
  Address index : 0
  Mnemonic      : abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon about
  Elapsed       : 72.12ms
72ms
1-word recovery
3.1s
2-word recovery
100%
Local-only
60
Tests passing
0
Bytes leaked

The honest version.

We won't oversell. Here's exactly what Phoenix does — and what it categorically refuses to claim.

What Phoenix is

  • Local desktop tool — your seed never leaves your machine
  • Cognitive interview — extracts memory hints via local LLM (Llama / Qwen)
  • Forensic file scanner — CSV exports, Chrome history, mbox, any text
  • BIP-39 reconstruction — onchain-verified, 1 or 2 missing words
  • Passphrase brute-force — for the forgotten "25th word"
  • Hashcat command builder — for heavy crypt offload to GPU rigs
  • Open-source MIT — auditable, reproducible, MIT licensed

What Phoenix is NOT

  • Not a recovery promise. 12 words gone, zero info = mathematically impossible. Period.
  • Not "AI wallet recovery" magic. Forensic and guided, not a black box.
  • Not a cloud service. Phoenix never sees your data.
  • Not a hardware-glitch tool. Trezor PIN attacks are not in scope.
  • Not 90% success. Realistic ceiling is 35–50% in the partial-info segment.
  • Not a get-rich-quick scheme. If you saw "AI seed finder" ads — those are scams. We're the opposite.

How a recovery actually flows.

Five layers. Each is open-source. Each is testable. Each one moves you closer to the candidate seed.

1

Cognitive interview

30+ Fisher-Geiselman-style questions. Local LLM extracts memory hints — wallet type, year, password patterns, physical artifacts, digital traces.

2

Forensic import

Drop in a Bitwarden CSV, Chrome history copy, mbox archive, or any text file. Phoenix extracts every BIP-39 sequence, every password fragment.

3

Bayesian ranking

All hints feed a candidate ranker. Confidence × kind-prior × frequency. The strongest 100 candidates surface first.

4

Cryptographic verify

BIP-39 → BIP-32 → secp256k1. Derive BTC P2WPKH and ETH addresses. Match against your target. Found = recovered. Not found = next candidate.

5

Heavy lift (optional)

If the search space is too large for your local CPU, Phoenix builds the precise Hashcat command for offload to a GPU rig.

Early access — free for the first 5 recoveries.

We're pre-alpha. We need 5 real cases to validate the pipeline end-to-end. If yours qualifies and Phoenix recovers your wallet, the standard 5% success fee is waived. You only pay your gas.

Free tier
$0
  • Cognitive interview, full 50 questions
  • Forensic file imports (CSV, mbox, history, text)
  • BIP-39 reconstruction (1 missing word)
  • Local-only · open-source
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Recovery success fee
5% of recovered
  • Only paid on actual recovery
  • Voluntary; user signs each transfer
  • Compare: artisan shops charge 15–20%
  • $0 for the first 5 pilot users
Apply for pilot

To request early access, open a GitHub Discussion with a one-paragraph description of your case (wallet kind, what you remember, what you've already tried). No scammers — Chainalysis check at success-fee tier.

⚠️ Never paste your seed, partial seed, or any private key into a public Discussion. Recovery happens locally on your machine — Phoenix never asks for the seed.

FAQ

Can Phoenix recover my wallet if I forgot all 12 words?

No. 128-bit BIP-39 entropy is mathematically uncrackable — even with the GPU pool of every gaming PC on Earth, you'd need many times the age of the universe. Anyone telling you otherwise is selling a scam. Phoenix only helps where partial information remains.

Does Phoenix send my seed to your servers?

Never. Phoenix is a desktop application. The cracking, the LLM interview, the file parsing — all happen on your machine. We do not run any service that touches your seed. The repository is open-source so you can verify this yourself.

How is this different from RugCheck / SolSniffer / RecoveryServices.com?

Different categories. RugCheck checks tokens for rugs. SolSniffer ranks token risk. Wallet-recovery consultancies (WRS, KeychainX, ReWallet) are manual, charge 15-20% success fees, ship your wallet file to their air-gapped lab. Phoenix is the productized, local-only, 5%-fee version of that consultancy work.

What's the realistic success rate?

For wallets with partial information (forgotten 1-2 words, encrypted wallet.dat with remembered patterns, lost backups with traceable digital exhaust): 35–50%. For wallets with zero recoverable signal: 0%. We won't pretend otherwise.

Why do you even need an internet connection?

You don't, for the recovery itself. Phoenix's only outbound traffic is the optional update check against GitHub releases. Cracking, LLM, parsing — all offline. You can air-gap your machine for the entire session.

What if my wallet was stolen?

Phoenix is for users recovering their own wallets. We perform a Chainalysis / TRM Labs check at the success-fee tier and require ownership attestation. We will not service stolen-wallet cases.

How can I trust the binary?

Phoenix is MIT-licensed and open-source. We ship reproducible builds — you can compile it yourself from the same commit and verify the hash matches our signed release. A Trail of Bits audit is on the roadmap once revenue funds it.

Support the project

Phoenix is open-source and free for the first 5 pilot recoveries. If the project saves you a wallet you thought was gone, voluntary donations fund the next user's free recovery and the upcoming Trail of Bits audit.

Bitcoin Taproot
bc1p0730rztrz3yw3fc0an28tuxft0cstfcfr7mu0umc4scl8z0kradqzprlpr
EVM ETH · Base · Monad · L2s
0x7C17c4937cABD75CB8657f5fb1c4184325Bff652
Same address works on Ethereum, Base, Monad, Optimism, Arbitrum, Polygon, BNB Chain, Avalanche, zkSync, Linea. Set your wallet to the correct network before sending.
Solana base58
5De7kbLn9SSsKLVQCCMdcRyAvofeijD6VQPqc9CZXwyT
⚠ Verify before sending. Cross-reference these addresses with docs/wallets.md in the Git history. Always send a small test transaction first. The maintainer holds the seeds offline; Phoenix as a project does not custody funds.

Stop trying alone.

If your wallet has even a thread of recoverable information, Phoenix will pull on that thread harder than any solo attempt can.

→ Apply for early access