LocalPilot AI - Local AI coding assistant in Chrome Side Panel (BYOK)

LocalPilot AI turns Google Chrome into a private AI coding assistant inside the native Side Panel. Open any local project folder directly with the Web File System API, and pair-program with Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude, or OpenAI ChatGPT using your own API keys (BYOK). Review every AI code suggestion through a side-by-side visual diff before saving to disk, with automatic backups and secret masking. No heavy desktop IDEs, zero middleman servers, and total privacy for your code.

Hi Product Hunt community! 👋 I'm Rocco Caruso, the creator of **LocalPilot AI**. Like many developers, I rely heavily on LLMs to write, debug, and review code every day. However, I kept running into two major frustrations with existing tools: 1. **Heavy desktop overhead:** Having to switch between full standalone AI IDEs, terminal agents, and browser windows when I simply wanted to test something or consult documentation. 2. **Privacy & proxy servers:** Many AI tools route your code and requests through their proprietary middleman servers, adding hidden costs, subscriptions, and privacy concerns. I wanted something lightweight, privacy-first, and always available right beside my browser while building and testing web apps. That’s why I built **LocalPilot AI**: 🚀 **What makes it different:** • **Lives in Chrome Side Panel (Alt+Shift+L):** No heavy desktop apps. It sits comfortably right next to your active tabs, docs, and localhost servers. • **Direct Local File Access:** Powered by the Chromium File System Access API (`showDirectoryPicker`), allowing you to select and index any project folder on your machine securely. • **Multi-LLM BYOK Gateway:** Bring Your Own Key for Google Gemini (3.8 Flash), Anthropic Claude (Opus/Sonnet), and OpenAI (ChatGPT). No platform markup—pay only for the API tokens you consume. • **100% Client-Side Privacy:** Direct HTTPS calls from your browser to the official AI endpoints. Keys stay in volatile session storage, and recognized secrets (`.env`, tokens, passwords) are automatically masked before dispatch. • **Safe Visual Diff & Backups:** Never wonder what code changed. Review an interactive side-by-side diff and approve edits before writing to disk, complete with timestamped backups. LocalPilot AI is completely free to use with your own API keys, and is available in 6 languages. I would love to hear your thoughts, answer any architectural questions, and get your feedback on what features you'd like to see next! Thank you for your support! 🙌

LocalPilot AI - Local AI coding assistant in Chrome Side Panel (BYOK)

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