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PrivAiTe

A self-hosted PII redaction proxy for LLM APIs and coding agents.

๐Ÿ’Ž Hidden gemโ˜… 46 starsโ‘‚ 2 forksBSD-3-Clauseupdated 2026-10
โ–ฆ visual โ€” this project's README ships no embeddable screenshot,
so here's a placeholder. The guide below is complete regardless.
// project facts

Project facts

PrivAiTe is an open-source self-hosted project by crp4222 (crp4222/PrivAiTe on GitHub). It has 46 GitHub stars and 2 forks, is released under the BSD-3-Clause license, and was last updated on GitHub on 2 October 2026.

GitHub stars
46
Forks
2
License
BSD-3-Clause
Last updated on GitHub
2 October 2026
Category
Self-Hosted
Listing
Hidden gem โ€” a shorter page for a lesser-known project
Official site
Official site
// how it works

How it works

  1. Deploy the proxy

    Run it on your own machine.

  2. Point your tools at it

    Route Claude Code, Codex, or any OpenAI-compatible app through it.

  3. It scrubs PII

    Names, emails, and secrets are redacted locally before sending.

  4. Replies restored

    Responses come back with your original values intact.

// features

Why people love it

PII redaction

Scrubs names, emails, and secrets from requests.

Tool-call coverage

Redacts arguments inside tool calls too.

Local detection

All detection happens on your machine.

Zero telemetry

Nothing is reported back anywhere.

Reply restoration

Original values are restored in responses.

BSD-3-Clause license

Permissive terms for reuse.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Step 1 โ€” Clone the repo

    Download the source and move into the project folder.

    git clone https://github.com/crp4222/PrivAiTe.git
    cd PrivAiTe
  2. Step 2 โ€” Check the README

    Every project documents its own setup; start with install requirements.

    cat README.md | head -60
  3. Step 3 โ€” Run it

    Follow the project's launch command โ€” Docker, pip, npm, or a binary release.

    # see README for the exact launch command
// use cases

What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

Who maintains PrivAiTe?

It is an open-source project at crp4222/PrivAiTe with 2 forks. Check the repo's contributors and recent commits to see how active maintenance is.

Is PrivAiTe free for commercial use?

BSD-3-Clause licensed โ€” commercial use allowed with attribution.

Which tools does it work with?

Claude Code, Codex, and any OpenAI-compatible app or agent CLI.

How does restoration work?

It remembers what it redacted and puts the original values back in the reply.

Does it phone home?

No โ€” local detection with zero telemetry is a core promise.

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