How Axon handles your data — and why the answer is refreshingly simple.
Last updated March 2026
Axon runs on your computer. Your data stays on your computer. We don't collect, store, or transmit any of your data to our servers — because we don't have any.
When you authorize Axon with a service, it gains read-only access to that service on your behalf. Here's what each integration can see:
All integrations are read-only. Axon cannot send emails, modify documents, delete files, create calendar events, or post messages on your behalf.
Everything stays on your local machine. Axon has no server component — no backend, no database, no cloud service that receives your data.
Stored at ~/.axon/ on your filesystem. Never transmitted to any server.
Emails, documents, and messages are saved to a local temp/ directory only when you explicitly request it.
Stored locally at ~/.axon/config.yaml. Your preferences never leave your machine.
Axon does not collect, transmit, or store any user data on external servers.
When you run an Axon command, it makes API calls directly from your machine to the relevant service. There is no intermediary server. Axon does not proxy, intercept, or log these calls.
Axon uses OAuth 2.0 to authenticate with Google, Slack, HubSpot, and GitHub. Here's how the flow works:
Axon opens your browser to the service's login page
You sign in and grant read-only permissions
The service returns an OAuth token to Axon
Axon saves the token locally on your machine
You can revoke access at any time from each service's settings:
You can also delete token files from ~/.axon/ at any time to remove credentials from your machine.
Axon is designed to be used alongside AI coding assistants such as Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex. When an assistant runs Axon commands, the output is displayed in your terminal and may be read by the assistant as part of your conversation.
This is your choice and under your control. Axon itself does not transmit data to any AI provider — it prints output to your terminal, and what you or your tools do with that output is governed by your relationship with those tools.
Children's privacy. Axon is a developer tool and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect any personal information from children.
Changes to this policy. If we update this privacy policy, we will post the revised version at this URL with an updated date. Since Axon is a local tool with no data collection, changes are expected to be infrequent and minor.
Contact. If you have questions about this privacy policy, email support@axoncli.com or visit our about page.