Local Mode
One computer. No cloud required.
Local Mode is for an individual who wants protection with no account, no hosted API, no dashboard, and no internet dependency.
1Install desktop
2Choose Local Mode
3Add optional key
4Install hooks
5Protected
What Happens
The desktop client starts a local API and installs hooks. Agent events stay on your machine first.
- Install the desktop client.
- Choose Individual.
- Choose Local Mode.
- Optionally add your own model key.
- Install agent hooks.
- Keep coding.
OpenLeash Desktop
LLM providerYour key, stored locally
HooksClaude Code, Codex, OpenClaw
Local API listening on 127.0.0.1:9317
Model Keys
A model key is optional. Add one for richer checks; skip it for deterministic local rules.
Desktop settings: Provider: OpenAI / Claude / Gemini / DeepSeek compatible API key: stored by the desktop client Hooks call: http://127.0.0.1:9317/v1/hooks/:agent/:event
What You Do Not Need
This is the lightest path.
No OpenLeash account
No dashboard
No Postgres
No Docker
No Cloud Run
No identity provider
Finish Line
You are done when the desktop client is running, hooks are installed, and the local API is listening.