Keep your code private with local-first AI
If your AI coding tool uploads your repo, your IP is on someone else's servers. It doesn't have to be.
The hidden cost of cloud AI coding
Most cloud AI coding tools upload your repository so their agents can work on it — which means your proprietary code, secrets, and history sit on a vendor's infrastructure.
That's a real exposure: a vendor breach, an over-broad retention policy, or a compliance review can all turn "convenient" into "liability."
What local-first changes
Local-first AI coding keeps your repositories, terminals, and AI work on your own machine. Code that's never uploaded can't be leaked by a vendor breach.
Your IP stays yours
Source and secrets never transit a third-party cloud during local use.
Smaller attack surface
Nothing to leak if nothing was uploaded.
Easier to approve
"Runs on the developer's machine" is a short review.
How Korden keeps code local
Korden runs as a desktop app: real terminals, real git, and a crew of agents all on your machine. AI requests go straight to the model you connect; Korden never proxies or stores your code or prompts.
Cloud sync exists, but it's opt-in and off by default — you choose exactly what, if anything, leaves your machine. Read the security model or the local-first guide.
Frequently asked questions
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