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PulseGate's liveness check found it on 3 Oct 2026; it has been in the index since 29 Aug 2026. How this is checked

Redact is a local command-line utility for scrubbing sensitive information from text before it is submitted to an LLM. It is intended for developers and AI users who want to reduce prompt data exposure without sending the text to a remote sanitization service.

Inferred · not functionally tested

Open SourceCLISelf-hosted
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Overview

5 features

Purpose: Preventing sensitive or personally identifiable information from being sent to external language models.

Inferred · not functionally tested

Audience: developers and privacy-conscious AI users

Inferred · not functionally tested

Functions: data_extraction

Inferred · not functionally tested

Interfaces: API: unknown · MCP: unknown · CLI: indicated (inferred, not tested) · Self-hosting: indicated (inferred, not tested)

Recorded constraints: pricing: open_source · license: Proprietary · platforms: CLI · deployment: cli, self_hosted

Constraint provenance is unknown; confirm requirements with the publisher.

Record sources: github.com. These links do not verify the individual claims.

Redact sits in PulseGate's AI security & guardrails category. Inferred · not functionally tested: It focuses on preventing sensitive or personally identifiable information from being sent to external language models. Inferred · not functionally tested: Redact is an open-source project aimed at developers and privacy-conscious AI users. Basis unknown · not verified: The project is open source. Basis unknown · not verified: It ships for the command line, and it can be self-hosted.

It is developed by Sushmey. Inferred · not functionally tested: Key capabilities include local processing, text scrubbing, and PII redaction.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested

  • Local processing
  • Text scrubbing
  • PII redaction
  • Prompt sanitization
  • LLM privacy

Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested

Tags
pii-redactionprompt-privacylocal-text-scrubbingllm-security

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Indexing history

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What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

  1. Indexed29 Aug · 19:24 UTC
    A local scrubber for text you're about to send to an LLM seen via Hacker News firehose (Algolia)
    Source: Hacker News firehose (Algolia) · Open

Frequently asked questions about Redact

What does Redact do?
Inferred · not functionally tested: Redact focuses on preventing sensitive or personally identifiable information from being sent to external language models. It is catalogued under AI security & guardrails on PulseGate.
Who is Redact for?
Inferred · not functionally tested: Redact is an open-source project built for developers and privacy-conscious AI users.
Does Redact have a free plan?
Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — Redact is open source and free to use.
What platforms does Redact run on?
Basis unknown · not verified: Redact runs on the command line. It can also be self-hosted.
Is Redact still active?
PulseGate's liveness check found it on 3 Oct 2026.
What projects are similar to Redact?
Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include localredact, Contact Redact, and local-redactor.localredactContact Redactlocal-redactor
Who develops Redact?
Redact is developed by Sushmey.
Is Redact open source?
Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — Redact is open source.

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