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rizzo-pii

Local-first privacy guard that strips PII before documents reach an LLM.

💎 Hidden gem★ 1.1k stars⑂ 82 forksMITupdated 2026-09
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// project facts

Project facts

rizzo-pii is an open-source local llm project by Rizzo-AI-Academy (Rizzo-AI-Academy/rizzo-pii on GitHub). It has 1,139 GitHub stars and 82 forks, is released under the MIT license, and was last updated on GitHub on 25 September 2026.

GitHub stars
1,139
Forks
82
License
MIT
Last updated on GitHub
25 September 2026
Category
Local LLM
Listing
Hidden gem — a shorter page for a lesser-known project
Official site
Official site
// how it works

How it works

  1. Install the guard

    Set it up from the repo.

  2. Load your document

    Point it at the file to anonymize.

  3. Detect PII

    It finds names and identifiers locally.

  4. Share safely

    Send the anonymized version to your LLM.

// features

Why people love it

Local-first

Anonymization happens on your machine.

PII detection

Finds names and personal identifiers.

Document focus

Built for files you share with LLMs.

GDPR friendly

Helps meet privacy obligations.

NER powered

Named-entity recognition under the hood.

MIT licensed

Free to use and adapt.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Step 1 — Clone the repo

    Download the source and move into the project folder.

    git clone https://github.com/Rizzo-AI-Academy/rizzo-pii.git
    cd rizzo-pii
  2. Step 2 — Check the README

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

    cat README.md | head -60
  3. Step 3 — Run it

    Follow the project's launch command — 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

What counts as PII here?

Names, identifiers, and personal data detected by its NER models.

Is rizzo-pii free for commercial use?

MIT licensed — commercial use allowed.

Which languages are supported?

Italian legal-tech is a focus; check the docs for others.

Is detection perfect?

No anonymizer is; always spot-check sensitive documents.

Does it work offline?

Local-first design means yes, once models are downloaded.

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