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Appendix

Consent & Identity

The consent modal is where the patient-physician relationship forms — directly with Appendix. Your app initiates it; Appendix owns the care.

What the patient sees

  1. Intro.Your app icon alongside the Appendix mark, with a plain-language explanation: a physician reviews, the patient confirms what's sent, and your app only ever learns the outcome.
  2. Review.Exactly what's being submitted on the patient's behalf — the clinical summary and their contact info (plus "for me / for my child" if you've enabled dependents).
  3. Consent. The patient attests the information is accurate and consentsto a care relationship with Appendix's physicians.
  4. Verify identity. A one-time identity check (name + DOB) handled securely by Stripe Identity. A returning patient who has verified before can skip this.
  5. Confirmation.The request is now with Appendix's physicians.

Why attestation matters

The clinical narrative is usually authored by your app's AI. The required "I confirm this information is accurate" checkbox places the accuracy representation on the patient — where it belongs, since it's their health information — and makes the submission clinically trustworthy.

Branding the modal

Set your app name, app icon, and websitein the developer dashboard. The icon renders as a circular badge next to the Appendix mark at the top of the modal — use a square image, at least 128×128px. Preview the result any time with the "Preview the modal" link in the dashboard.

Email verification & accounts

The patient confirms control of their email via a one-time code (delivered by Appendix), which also creates their Appendix account. One verified identity is reusable across every app that integrates Appendix — lower friction for the patient and safer medicine for the physician (a single longitudinal record across apps catches interactions and duplicate therapy).

What you must not do

  • Don't represent that your app diagnoses, treats, or prescribes — attribute care to Appendix.
  • Don't coach, fabricate, or tune the clinical narrative to obtain a specific outcome.
  • Don't collect or forge consent or identity yourself — it's established exclusively through Appendix's consent modal.
  • No controlled substances; Appendix-served states only.