Local-First Architecture for Data Ownership
Aegistack is built on a local-first desktop architecture. Your project database stays on your machine. You control your own data layer.
Desktop Application
Aegistack runs as a native desktop application on macOS and Windows. Your workflow operates within your own system environment and network boundaries.
Local Project Database
Your project database is stored locally on your device. Project data does not leave your machine through Aegistack infrastructure.
No Central Customer DB
Aegistack does not operate a centrally hosted customer project database in the current product model. There is no forced cloud sync of your project data.
User-Controlled Data Layer
You control your own database. Full ownership and responsibility of project data remains with your organization.
Bring Your Own Key (BYOK)
You provide your own LLM API key to power AI features. Model access, usage, and billing remain under your direct control. Aegistack does not resell token usage.
Reduced Exposure Footprint
Local-first architecture means reduced exposure compared with cloud-only QA tooling. Your test data, requirements, and execution artifacts stay closer to you.
How the Architecture Works
Security Highlights
Local-first by design
Your test data lives on your machine, not on someone else's cloud.
BYOK encryption
Bring your own Anthropic/OpenAI key. We encrypt it with AES-256-GCM and never see your prompts.
No silent telemetry
No tracking pixels, no usage analytics on your test content. Period.
Audit-ready
Full execution logs, Jira-synced traces, compliance exports for SOC 2 / ISO 27001 audits.
Reduced Exposure Footprint
Local-first architecture means reduced exposure compared with cloud-only QA tooling.
Desktop-Native Security
Running as a desktop app means your workflow operates within your own system environment.
A note on our approach: Aegistack does not make unrealistic security guarantees. Our local-first desktop architecture reduces exposure compared with cloud-only QA tooling and gives teams better data ownership clarity. Security is a shared responsibility between the product architecture and the customer's own environment and practices.