Privacy & security

Local-first by design. Your code and keys stay yours.

Local-first

  • CodeGrid is a native desktop app — there's no CodeGrid cloud, account, or server in the loop.
  • Your source never leaves your machine except through the agents' own providers (the same as running their CLIs in a terminal).
  • Sessions, workspaces, layouts, and settings live in a local database on your machine.

Credentials

CodeGrid stores no API keys. Each agent authenticates with its own account exactly as it does on the command line. CodeGrid just launches the CLIs.

Code signing & updates

  • The app is signed with an Apple Developer ID and notarized by Apple — it opens without Gatekeeper warnings.
  • Auto-updates are cryptographically signed and verified before they're applied.

The .env guardrail

Agents don't get to read or modify .env files unless you explicitly allow it per workspace (Settings → .env editing), so secrets aren't exposed by default.

The agent bus is local

The Agent Bus talks to CodeGrid over a local Unix socket in your home directory — no network, no remote endpoint.

Reporting issues

Found a security issue? Email admin@codegrid.dev or open a private report on GitHub.