Privacy
cli-ck has no accounts, no analytics, and no backend. Here's exactly what data leaves your machine, and when.
The short version
- No accounts, no sign-up, no telemetry.
- API keys are stored in the OS keychain, never on disk in plaintext.
- Network requests only happen when you ask: AI calls, update checks, web preview.
- Whatever you send to an AI provider, that provider sees. Read their policies.
What cli-ck stores locally
- Settings and preferences in the standard app data directory for your OS.
- Session state (open tabs, working directories, scrollback) so the app can resume.
- API keys in the OS keychain via
keyring. - Logs on disk for debugging. Logs are local-only and never uploaded.
What cli-ck sends over the network
cli-ck only makes network requests for things you explicitly enabled or triggered:
- AI requests go directly to the provider you configured (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Groq, Cerebras, xAI, or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint, including local servers like LM Studio). We do not proxy these requests.
- Update checks hit GitHub Releases to see if a newer signed build exists. You can disable the auto-updater in settings.
- Web preview loads URLs you point it at - usually a local dev server.
What we (the project) collect
Nothing. There is no cli-ck server. The only places where data about you might live are:
- GitHub, if you file an issue, open a PR, or download a release.
- This website's host, which receives standard HTTP request logs (IP, user agent, path) for the duration needed to serve and protect the site.
- Email, if you write to info@cli-ck.app or security@cli-ck.app.
- GoatCounter, a cookie-less page-view counter for this site, used to show the live visit count on the homepage. It counts visits in aggregate - no personal data, no cross-site tracking, no cookies.
Outside of that one counter, we don't set tracking cookies or embed third-party trackers.
Third-party AI providers
When you send a prompt, the provider you chose receives it, processes it, and may retain it according to their policy. We have no visibility into or control over that. If retention matters, use a local model via LM Studio - nothing leaves your machine.
Changes
If this policy changes, the “Last updated” date at the top of the page changes with it. Material changes will also be mentioned in the changelog.
Contact
Privacy questions: info@cli-ck.app. Security: security@cli-ck.app. Source: github.com/cli-ck/cli-ck.