Quick Start
1. Download and install
Section titled “1. Download and install”Head to getki.ai/download and grab the build for your OS. Run the installer — no admin rights required on macOS or Linux.
2. Enter your API key
Section titled “2. Enter your API key”Open Ki! and go to Settings → API Key. Paste your Anthropic, OpenAI, or custom-provider API key. Ki! stores it in your OS keychain — it never leaves your device.
3. Start a conversation
Section titled “3. Start a conversation”Type a message that contains real names or data, then send it. Ki! will scrub PII before the prompt leaves your machine.
What the tokens mean:
| Token | Meaning |
|---|---|
[PERSON_abc3] | A person’s name, masked with a short hash |
[EMAIL_7f2a] | An email address |
[DATE_4d8e] | A date or date range |
[MONEY_c91b] | A monetary amount |
[CUSTOM_proj1] | A value matched by one of your custom rules |
The LLM sees only the tokens. Ki! swaps them back in the response — you read the full, correct reply.
4. The Vault and Egress Log
Section titled “4. The Vault and Egress Log”- Vault tab — every masked token stored locally. Click any entry to see the original value.
- Egress Log tab — a side-by-side view of the raw prompt vs what was sent to the LLM. Use this to verify nothing slipped through.
5. Next steps
Section titled “5. Next steps”- Import a Sovereign licence to unlock air-gap mode, batch scrubbing, and team policy sync.
- Read about the privacy pipeline to understand how masking decisions are made.