Your data stays on your machine.

CoworkGuard runs locally. No cloud account. No telemetry. No raw prompt storage.

Privacy Policy · Updated May 2026

What CoworkGuard does

CoworkGuard is a local runtime visibility layer for AI tools on macOS. It intercepts outbound AI API requests, scans them for sensitive data, and presents activity in a local dashboard. Everything runs on your own machine.

What we don't collect

• No account, login, or registration required
• No usage analytics or telemetry
• No crash reporting sent externally
• No raw prompt or response content stored or transmitted
• No personal identifiers collected

What CoworkGuard stores locally

CoworkGuard writes the following to ~/.coworkguard/ on your Mac:

• A JSONL audit log with timestamps, SHA-256 payload hashes, redacted pattern previews, and blocked/allowed outcomes — no raw content
• A settings file with your preferences (port, allowed folders, block rules)
• A model state file tracking which local AI models have been detected
• A notification cooldown file to avoid repeated alerts for the same event

These files never leave your machine. You can delete them at any time by removing the ~/.coworkguard/ directory.

Chrome extension permissions

The CoworkGuard Chrome extension requests the following permissions:

• webRequest — to detect outbound requests to AI web apps
• tabs — to detect when AI web app sessions are opened or closed
• storage — to persist extension settings locally in the browser
• host permissions for 16 AI web app domains — to monitor session activity

The extension communicates only with the local CoworkGuard server at localhost:7070. It does not send data to any external server.

Third parties

CoworkGuard does not share data with any third parties. There are no advertising networks, analytics providers, or data brokers involved.

The open source code is available on GitHub for independent verification.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Open an issue on GitHub or email hello@coworkguard.com.