Rafiki is a local-first tool. It does not run a hosted backend or shared control plane. Provider API keys stay on the operator's machine.

• Keep keys in environment variables or an untracked .env.
• .env is intentionally gitignored.
• If a key was ever committed, rotate it immediately even if it has since been removed from the working tree.

Before changing repository visibility or publishing a release, run:

gitleaks detect --source . --redact --no-banner --verbose
trufflehog git file:///Users/kk/Code/rafiki --only-verified --no-update --json
git check-ignore -v .env node_modules output .venv

Known false positives should be documented in the dated release checklist and allowlisted by fingerprint in .gitleaksignore, not ignored silently.

python generate.py serve binds to 127.0.0.1 by default.

If you expose the portal beyond localhost:

• use --public intentionally
• set both PORTAL_USERNAME and PORTAL_PASSWORD (--public refuses to start without them)
• prefer a strong generated password
• avoid exposing the portal directly to the public internet

See docs/SCOPE.md for the supported deployment model.

If you discover a security problem:

• do not include live secrets in a public issue
• prefer private disclosure through GitHub security reporting if available
• otherwise contact the repository owner directly before publishing details