Privacy Policy

The software (open source)

PriorStates runs entirely on your device. Your memory, journal and project data are stored locally (under ~/.priorstates and your per-project .priorstates/) and never sent to us. The software contains no telemetry, no analytics, and no usage tracking, and needs no account or API key.

The only outbound network requests it makes are the ones you ask for, for example:

• installing the package from PyPI or GitHub;
• a one-time download of the local embedding model from Hugging Face (skippable with --lite); and
• connecting to an AI agent on your own machine over the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

If you point PriorStates at a third-party model or service yourself, that provider's own privacy terms apply to those requests.

This website

priorstates.com is a static site. We do not set tracking cookies or run third-party advertising or analytics. Our web server keeps standard access logs (such as IP address, timestamp and requested URL) for a short period to operate the site and protect it from abuse. Installer downloads are served from GitHub Releases, which is subject to GitHub's own privacy policy.

Optional hosted services (PriorStates Hub)

PriorStates is open core. If you choose to create a free account to sync memory across your devices, share packs, or reach your memory from a remote client, we store the minimum needed to provide that: your account email and a hashed password, and the memory you explicitly choose to sync or publish. This data is used only to provide the features you opted into, is never sold, and can be deleted on request. These hosted features are opt-in and entirely separate from the local open-source software described above.

Code signing

Windows installers use free code signing provided by SignPath.io, with a certificate by the SignPath Foundation.

Your choices & contact

Because the software is local, you are in control of your data — you can inspect, export or delete it directly on your machine at any time. For anything related to the hosted services or this policy, contact service@priorstates.com.

We may update this policy as the project evolves; material changes will be reflected here with a new "last updated" date.