CLI Privacy
What to expect from Terminal Info
Terminal Info is designed to be transparent and local-first. It runs on your machine, and its built-in features are intended to be clear about when they read local system state and when they contact a remote service.
This page describes the boundaries of the core project, the risk model for plugins, and the small set of cases where network requests are part of normal use.
Disclaimer
While Terminal Info aims to be safe and transparent, users should understand that:
- Terminal Info executes commands locally on your machine.
- Terminal Info may perform network requests for certain features, for example weather data or IP-based location detection.
- Terminal Info supports third-party plugins, which are external executables developed by independent contributors.
Third-party plugins
Third-party plugins are not developed by the Terminal Info project. Installing a plugin may execute external code on your system.
Plugins listed in the official plugin registry go through a basic review process. This review does not guarantee that plugins are safe or free of malicious behavior.
Only install plugins from sources you trust and review plugin repositories before installing them.
Installation scripts
If you install Terminal Info using the provided installation script, you may review the script before running it. You may also download binaries directly from the GitHub Releases page.
Privacy
Terminal Info does not collect personal data or identifiers.
Network requests are only used for specific features such as:
- weather information
- IP-based location detection
- plugin registry queries
- future features
By using Terminal Info, you acknowledge that you are responsible for reviewing the software and plugins you install.
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