# Guardian Replacement Maintaining a network of five guardians is crucial for your security. But what if a guardian loses their phone or switches to a new one? No worries, Gridlock has you covered. On your guardians' screen, you can monitor the status of each guardian. If a guardian is inactive for an extended period, get in touch with them to find out what's going on and potentially replace them with a new guardian. To do that, tap on the guardian in question to view their status and press the 'Replace' button. The process of replacing a guardian resembles the Device Migration process. Upon initiating a guardian replacement, Gridlock will send an email to you and notify your other guardians to confirm the replacement. This means you can the same Social Verification protection that you get with the Device Migration process. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.gridlock.network/features/guardians/social-recovery/guardian-replacement.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.