Trust and security
Your unpublished work should remain under your control. Here is exactly what Lokee stores, syncs, and sends to AI providers — and what it doesn't.
Local-first data model
Lokee's desktop app stores your vault as open, human-readable JSON files on your own machine, backed by a local SQLite cache for fast search. You can read and recover your vault without the app.
What stays local
Everything in a local (non-synced) vault — manuscripts, entities, relationships, timelines, and boards — stays on your device unless you explicitly enable Sync for that vault.
What syncs when Sync is enabled
Enabling Sync on a vault stores that vault's content in our cloud database so it can be accessed from the browser and kept in sync across devices. Vaults you never sync are never uploaded.
When AI providers receive content
Content is sent to an AI provider only when you explicitly run extraction, correction, or a similar AI-assisted action, and only the text you selected or the chapter you ran it on — not your whole vault.
Review-before-write rule
AI-proposed entities, relationships, attributes, and events are never written into your vault automatically. Every suggestion is shown for review; you accept, reject, or edit before anything becomes part of your world model.
Account and cloud boundaries
The local desktop app works fully without an account. An account is required only for browser access, cloud sync, or a paid plan.
Export and cancellation behavior
You can export your manuscripts and vault data to Word, PDF, or Markdown at any time. Cancelling a Sync or Team subscription stops browser access, cross-device sync, and managed AI credits — it does not delete your local vault or files.
Installer status
Windows builds are code-signed. macOS builds are not yet signed or notarized, so macOS will show a first-launch warning — this reflects our current signing status, not a detected problem with the app. See the download page for details and current status.
More detail
Found a security issue? Contact us via the feedback link in the app, or email support directly.