Security, local-first privacy, and compliance
YAAA.app is being built as a local-first AI-agent execution platform: user-created apps and applets are intended to run on the user's machine or chosen infrastructure by default, with optional network services documented before use.
Important: this route is informational and should be reviewed before being treated as a formal security whitepaper. Do not submit secrets, credentials, proprietary scripts, or vulnerability details through public website channels until a verified disclosure path is live.
Local-first
Data stays under user control
- Project files, scripts, build logs, and execution artifacts are expected to remain on the user's device or chosen infrastructure.
- The static website does not upload local workspaces, source code, API keys, or automation output.
- Future cloud or telemetry features should be opt-in and documented before release.
Permissions
Explicit automation boundaries
- Desktop automation, file access, and network actions should be visible to the user before high-impact workflows run.
- Agent tasks should keep auditable logs of requested commands, generated files, and validation outcomes.
- Dangerous actions should require policy controls, review gates, or user approval in production deployments.
Integrity
Release and update hygiene
- Download pages should publish checksums, signatures, supported platforms, and build provenance for packaged releases.
- Teams should verify binaries before distribution and prefer reproducible build pipelines where possible.
- Security-sensitive changes should be tied to test evidence and review history.
What “local-first” means here
YAAA's website messaging should be read precisely: local-first means the applets a user creates are designed to live and execute in the user's local environment by default. It does not mean every optional provider, update check, license verification, or team deployment is offline. When a workflow uses external AI, APIs, cloud storage, or license services, that connection should be explicit, configurable, and documented.
Threat model and compliance review points
- Local host risk: YAAA.app cannot protect projects from a fully compromised workstation; keep operating systems, drivers, and package managers patched.
- Secret handling: never paste production credentials into public website forms or examples. Use environment files, vaults, or profile-scoped configuration for local agent runs.
- Network behavior: document any provider, update, telemetry, or loopback API connection before enabling it in a release build.
- Vulnerability disclosure: route security reports through a verified contact channel once published, then avoid sharing exploit details in public issues.
- Compliance artifacts: enterprise reviews should reference the privacy policy, license agreement, release checksums, and validation logs.
