Ori is 100% local. All data lives on your machine. Nothing is sent to any server — except the AI model API calls you explicitly make.
Where data is stored
Everything lives in ~/.ori/:
~/.ori/
├── config.json # Settings (providers, model, theme)
├── threads/ # Conversation history
├── context/ # Memory system
│ ├── user/ # Your facts, preferences, identity
│ └── projects/ # Auto-detected workspace data
├── schedules/ # Scheduled task definitions
├── drafts/ # Unsent message drafts
├── logs/ # Tool execution audit trail
└── skill-graph.json # Learned tool usage patterns
API key storage
API keys are stored in your operating system’s native credential manager — not in the filesystem:
| Platform | Credential Store |
|---|
| macOS | Keychain Access (viewable in Keychain Access.app) |
| Windows | Windows Credential Manager (viewable in Control Panel) |
| Linux | Secret Service / GNOME Keyring / KDE Wallet |
- ✅ Never touch the filesystem in plaintext
- ✅ Survive
~/.ori/ deletion and app reinstalls
- ✅ Are manageable through your OS’s built-in credential tools
- ✅ Are encrypted by the OS at rest
What leaves your machine
| Data | Where it goes | When |
|---|
| Your messages | Your chosen AI provider (Anthropic, OpenAI, Google) | When you send a message |
| Tool results | Your chosen AI provider | When Ori uses tools in a conversation |
| Screenshots | Your chosen AI provider | When using computer use |
| Web searches | DuckDuckGo | When Ori searches the web |
| Nothing | Nowhere | When using Ollama (fully offline) |
Ori has zero telemetry. No analytics, no crash reporting, no usage tracking. We don’t know you’re using Ori unless you tell us.
Using Ollama for full privacy
For maximum privacy, use Ollama as your AI provider:
- All AI processing runs on your hardware
- Zero API calls — no internet connection needed
- Screenshots analyzed locally
- Complete air-gapped operation
Data portability
Your ~/.ori/ directory is fully portable:
# Back up everything
cp -r ~/.ori/ ~/ori-backup/
# Move to a new machine
scp -r ~/.ori/ newmachine:~/
Deleting your data
# Delete everything
rm -rf ~/.ori/
# Delete only memories (keep conversations and settings)
rm -rf ~/.ori/context/
# Delete only conversations
rm -rf ~/.ori/threads/
Open source
Ori’s source code is public at github.com/open-ori/ori. You can inspect every line of code, verify the privacy claims, and build from source. 
