Use cases
A local AI agent for your Mac
Updated July 2, 2026
Most AI agents run in the cloud. You hand a remote service your files, your logins, and a window into your work, then hope its security holds. A cloud agent with that reach is a remote company's window into your work, not just your chat box.
June takes the other path. The agent runs on your Mac, where your files already are. It is built on Nous Research's open-source Hermes framework, sandboxed by default, and anything risky waits for your yes.
What local means here, precisely
Honesty first: local does not mean nothing ever leaves your Mac. The agent process runs on your device. Your files, sessions, memory, and agent state stay on your disk. When the agent thinks, the model call leaves your Mac, and June routes it to zero-retention models by default: nothing stored, nothing trained on.
That split matters. A cloud agent uploads your working context to someone else's computer to act on it. June's agent acts on your computer and sends out only the model calls, with identifying metadata stripped when third-party models are involved.
Sandboxed by default
Fresh agent sessions run in a sandbox: writes are blocked outside the agent's workspace, and a denylist keeps it away from secrets like SSH keys and credentials. Risky actions ask for your approval before they happen. You can grant a session more freedom when a task needs it, and that choice is per session, not a global switch.
The agent can make mistakes. We say that plainly because you should hear it from us. The sandbox and approvals exist so a mistake stays an inconvenience instead of an incident.
What you can do with it
- Research a topic and get a structured report, with web searches routed through June's privacy proxy.
- Schedule routines that run on their own, sandboxed by default.
- Search and use your own notes, transcripts, and dictation history as context. That data stays on your Mac.
- Extend the agent with skills and toolsets you can edit in the app.
Open source, so you can check
June is MIT licensed and the code is public. The agent builds on the open-source Hermes framework, and the backend that routes model calls runs in a TEE with cryptographic attestation. Privacy you can verify beats privacy you are asked to believe.
Frequently asked questions
The agent runs on your Mac: its work, files, memory, and sessions stay on your device. The model that powers its thinking is called over the network, routed to zero-retention models by default, so nothing is stored and nothing is trained on.
Sessions are sandboxed by default, so writes are blocked outside the agent's workspace and secrets like SSH keys are off limits. Risky actions wait for your approval. The agent can make mistakes, which is exactly why those guardrails are on by default.
June's agent is built on Hermes, the open-source agent framework from Nous Research. June bundles a pinned, verified version and adds private model routing, a sandbox, and deep integration with your notes and meetings.
Yes. Routines let the agent run tasks on a schedule, and they are sandboxed by default just like regular sessions.
June's Hobby plan is free and includes light agent usage with the same privacy standard as Pro. Pro is $20 per month and adds more usage, extended agent sessions, skills and toolsets, and scheduled routines.
Sources
Claims about other products come from their own public pages, checked on the date at the top of this page.
- June privacy details · storage, model routing, and retention claims
- June source code · MIT licensed app and backend
- Backend attestation · live TEE attestation you can check yourself
- OpenSoftware privacy policy · what OpenSoftware stores
More guides and comparisons
- AI meeting notes without a botJune writes structured meeting notes from your Mac's audio. No bot joins the call, and your recordings, transcripts, and notes are stored on your Mac.
- Private dictation for MacJune turns your voice into polished writing in any Mac app. Dictation routes to zero-retention models by default and your history stays on your Mac.
- June vs ChatGPT desktopChatGPT's Mac app stores chats on OpenAI's servers and trains on them by default. June runs its agent on your Mac, keeps data local, and never trains on it.
- June FAQCommon questions about June, privacy, and pricing.
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