Termyte
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Security / July 19, 2026

Where Termyte Data Goes

Termyte stores its records locally, while optional processing can send redacted trace-derived content to a provider you choose.

Local storage by default

Termyte keeps its configuration and records in a local SQLite database. This includes traces, tasks, observations, memories, context decisions, and feedback. Local retrieval components do not require an embedding API.

Optional processing

During setup, you can select an authenticated Claude Code, Codex, or OpenCode path, an OpenAI-compatible API, or capture-only mode. If processing is enabled, redacted trace-derived content is sent to the selected provider so it can form observations or memories.

Capture-only mode records activity without forming those provider-backed observations and memories.

The practical boundary

Redaction is heuristic. It can reduce exposure, but it is not a guarantee that every secret is removed. Termyte is also not a sandbox, malware defense, or runtime safety system. It records connected activity; it does not contain the agent or validate every action.