Your AI workspace is on your machine. Your cleanup tool should be too.
Cloud dashboards mean uploading config files, session logs, and API keys. Naqi runs locally. Your data never leaves your Mac.
The Privacy & Control Advantage
| Factor | Cloud Solutions | Naqi (Local) |
|---|---|---|
| Requires account signup | ✓ Yes (email, password, possibly 2FA) | ✗ No account needed |
| Data transmission | Your config uploaded to vendor servers | Zero transmission (runs locally) |
| Data residency | Stored on their servers (location unknown) | 100% on your Mac (~/.naqi/) |
| Privacy policy exposure | Must comply with vendor TOS | Only you see your config |
| Vendor lock-in | Your data lives in their ecosystem | All data is portable JSON |
| Service dependency | Tool unavailable if service is down | Works offline, always available |
| Free tier | Limited features, upsell pressure | Scan unlimited, full features free |
| Licensing | Subscription required for Pro | $59/yr or $7.99/mo — cancel anytime |
Why Your Config Is Sensitive Data
Your API Keys & Secrets
MCP servers often contain API keys, database credentials, auth tokens, and database connection strings. These are crown jewels.
Your Project Context
Saved memories reveal what you're building, who you work with, internal architecture decisions, and confidential project names.
Your Tool Inventory
Your installed tools and integrations reveal technology choices, vendor relationships, and engineering practices.
Your Workspace Patterns
Metadata about your config—what you use, what breaks, how you organize—is valuable behavioral data.
Compliance & Legal Risk
If you work with HIPAA, SOC 2, or GDPR data, uploading config files to cloud services may violate your compliance obligations.
Breach Surface Area
Every cloud service is a potential breach target. Centralized data is a bigger bull's-eye than distributed local files.
Why Cloud Tools Want Your Data
Business Model
Cloud tools are often VC-funded and need to monetize. Your data is their asset—for analytics, recommendations, feature prioritization.
Network Effects
Aggregated, anonymized config data becomes valuable for trend analysis and selling to other customers ("other devs use these tools").
Infrastructure Justification
Cloud services need to show active user bases and data volume to justify infrastructure costs and attract investors.
Naqi is different: We're bootstrapped, privacy-first, and built as a local app by design. Your data stays yours. We don't collect it, store it, analyze it, or sell it. Simple.
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Keep Your Workspace. Keep Your Privacy.
Naqi runs on your Mac. No account. No cloud. No compromise. Your config, your data, your control.
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