Your privacy while using Warp

At Warp, we’re building a completely new way to use the command line. This new way entails cloud-based features and opportunities for team collaboration. Because Warp works differently from classic terminal tools, we would like to share how we protect your privacy as you’re using the app.

Warp’s app telemetry is optional and you can opt out at any time.

You can disable analytics and crash reporting during your sign up process before using Warp. If you’re already using Warp, you can disable telemetry under Settings > Privacy.

Warp never collects your input or output data.

Your terminal is a sensitive environment. Warp’s telemetry never includes keystrokes or data from the console. You can use the network log tool to inspect all payloads. Any data sent to AI is sent through a proxy, never stored on Warp's servers.

Our philosophy is transparency and control of any data leaving your machine.

This page outlines details you need to know in human-readable language. There is also a more formal "legalese" version of Warp's privacy policy available.

How Warp Works

Warp is a fully-native local application that can run without an internet connection. The core features of the terminal will always work offline.

Cloud-based Features (Opt-in)

Warp also includes cloud-based features that power cool things like:

Warp AI
Warp Drive
Session Sharing
Block Sharing

None of your data is ever sent to Warp’s servers unless you explicitly take action to send it. If you choose to use Warp Drive or block sharing and save an item, that item will be sent to Warp’s servers and stored securely in Warp’s database. Data is encrypted at rest, and you can delete this data anytime.

Warp AI

Warp AI includes AI Command Suggestions, AI autofill in Warp Drive, and Agent Mode. All Warp AI features are powered by OpenAI APIs. When you submit an AI query, Warp does not store any of this information and only passes it through our servers as we proxy requests to OpenAI.

OpenAI does not train their models on this data, and neither does Warp. OpenAI stores this data for a maximum of 30 days.

For organizations that need to ensure OpenAI never stores data for any period of time, a Zero Data Retention policy for OpenAI is available on Warp's Enterprise plan.

Agent Mode in Warp AI

Warp AI has an auto-detection feature that can recognize natural language on the command line and activate Agent Mode.

Auto-detection for natural language input happens locally. The Warp app has a local classifier that checks input strings. Nothing you type in the input ever leaves your machine during the natural language detection classification. After auto-detection occurs, you must take explicit action to send a request to Warp AI. You can disable auto-detection at any time.

You have total, explicit, and granular control over any information that is sent to Warp AI. You get to opt-in specific terminal outputs (if any) to send to the AI.

Once you are engaging with Agent Mode, Warp AI will read the command outputs for any command you authorize it to run during the session as it gathers information in pursuit of completing a task. In other words, if Agent Mode requests that you run a command on its behalf, it will read the output of that command. You are always in the driver’s seat to approve each command it runs.

Agent Mode’s approach to context-gathering is transparent since it is all done through terminal commands. For example, if Warp AI needs the name of your git branch, it will ask to run git branch and read the output. You will be able to approve or reject the command. We’ve designed Agent Mode so that you know exactly what information is leaving your machine.

Telemetry (Opt-out)

Warp records a limited number of defined telemetry events for the purposes of:

Reporting app crashes
Understanding feature usage at a high-level
Supporting customers
Terminal input and output are never included in telemetry payloads.

You can review an exhaustive list of all telemetry events in Warp’s documentation.

You can also use the Network Log to monitor all communications from the Warp client to external servers.

Telemetry events and crash reports are enabled by default and associated with logged-in users. If you would like to opt out of telemetry and crash reports, you can disable the feature during sign up or under Settings > Privacy in the Warp app.

Login (Required)

Unlike classic terminals, Warp requires you to sign up and log in to use the app. This is more in line with what we might expect from cloud-based apps like Figma or GitHub.

Your unique Warp login:

Ensures your personal workflows are available any time you use Warp, on any machine
Makes it possible to collaborate, sharing workflows or blocks with teammates
Makes it easier for Warp to provide support, should you ever have an issue specific to your account
In the future, identity will allow you to sync your personalized configurations from device-to-device.

We understand that logging in is a big ask. It’s our goal to make your experience with Warp so exceptional that the login feels like a benefit instead of a hindrance. Learn more about Warp's position on login on our blog.

Warp’s Business Model

Warp’s business plan is built around billing power users and business teams for cloud-based features. Check out our pricing page to learn more.

Please note Warp’s business model is not about collecting or monetizing any of your data.

Open Source

Several of Warp’s extension points, like themes and workflows, are open-sourced today. We would love it if you checked out the Github repos and contributed to our growing community!

In the future, we plan to open-source the Rust client code and related projects, like our UI framework. Among other benefits to the community, open-sourcing will enable folks to audit our code for privacy and security bugs. Learn more about Warp's position on open source on our blog.

Contact Warp's Privacy Team

For more information about Warp's privacy policies, please download the complete policy (PDF) or contact us at: privacy@warp.dev