Your repository stays your repository.
Core Free operation is local-first and does not require an account.
Data collected
Core Free operation does not send source code, .node.md content, ARCH.md, NERVE.md, CHANGELOG.node.md, diagnostic exports, filenames, repository URLs, secrets, or behavioral telemetry to a remote service.
Local reads and writes
The extension reads workspace files needed for the requested architecture-memory scan. It writes only after an explicit write-capable command: generating missing node drafts or exporting a diagnostic bundle.
Workspace Trust
Write-capable actions require Workspace Trust and are confined to the active workspace. Read-only scanning remains available in Restricted Mode.
Network requests
Core Free operation does not require network requests. Marketplace installation and links you choose to open are handled by VS Code, your browser, Microsoft, or GitHub as applicable.
Future paid capabilities
The product architecture allows optional paid entitlements. If activated, entitlement checks are intended to use only the minimum account, product, and capability metadata needed to determine access. Repository contents are not required for entitlement validation.
Telemetry
Core functionality does not require behavioral telemetry.