# Your data stays yours. We keep out of the way.

> By default, Headful runs locally on your Mac. Your Salesforce credentials, records, and saved workflows never pass through Headful’s servers. You can inspect the open-source desktop core for yourself.

Canonical: https://headful.cloud/why-local

## A direct path to your orgs.

Your Mac connects directly to Salesforce. Salesforce CLI manages the normal desktop sign-in, including your organization’s SSO and MFA. Workflow state stays on your Mac. Core features do not require a Headful account, a cloud relay, or an AI subscription. Local-first means you control the workspace; Salesforce still hosts your org.

## Your agent. Your choice of context.

The Salesforce workspace works without an agent. If you connect an external AI provider, requested tool results may be delivered to that provider under its policies. Choose the orgs and capabilities the client can use, and revoke that grant when you are done. Headful’s local integration keeps Salesforce credentials out of chat configuration.

## Open source you can inspect.

The desktop core is open source. Read the code, follow how connections and reviewed changes work, or build the core yourself. Optional extensions, including the MCP Apps integration, have their own licenses. The Mac beta is free; open-source core does not mean every optional extension has a public implementation.

- [Inspect Headful’s open-source core](https://github.com/reachjalil/headful): The public source for the Mac workspace.
- [Understand optional extensions](https://headful.cloud/docs/extensions)

## Security built around deliberate access.

Salesforce permissions determine the records and operations available to the connected user. Client grants limit agent access. Supported consequential writes require your explicit review of the exact org, target, and effect. Draft changes, stale state, and uncertain outcomes remain visible in the workflow. Your Mac’s account, disk protection, and your organization’s policies remain part of protecting the local workspace.

- [How reviewed changes work](https://headful.cloud/docs/reviewed-changes)
- [Security and access controls](https://headful.cloud/security)

## Separate choices get separate disclosures.

This website receives your email if you join the waitlist. The optional invitation-only cloud beta has separate authentication and data handling; it can process the Salesforce data needed for the requests you authorize there. Neither is required for core local desktop use.

- [Read the privacy notice](https://headful.cloud/privacy)
- [Get started locally](https://headful.cloud/docs/getting-started)

## Early access

Headful is a free Mac beta, Salesforce first. Public stable distribution is not available yet. [Join early access](https://headful.cloud/#waitlist).