Part VI — Network, Privacy and Versions

This part covers Chapters 25–27: the network access manifest, privacy and telemetry, and upgrade and version numbers.


25. Network access manifest

[!ref] Full details in the User Manual, "Security and privacy".

Purpose Protocol Description
Sign-in / shared quota / usage HTTPS Account management backend
Model call (shared) HTTPS The provider behind the shared quota
Model call (your own key) HTTPS Your configured provider
Upgrade check HTTPS Internal upgrade source
Web search (optional) HTTPS Only if web.search is enabled
Channel (WeChat iLink) HTTPS / WebSocket Only with companion messaging
External tool services HTTPS / SSE Only with MCP services configured
SBOM online audit HTTPS Only sbom.audit / sbom.vex online mode: api.osv.dev
SBOM offline DB sync HTTPS Only sbom.dbsync sync / kev: OSV dump bucket, CISA KEV feed (can point at an internal mirror)

The app does not:

  • Phone home for behavioural analytics.
  • Upload samples to any third party (only decompilation sends relevant disassembly on-demand).
  • Auto-sync local sessions to the cloud (unless you explicitly enable Sync).