What does Tattle’s AI assistant send, and to whom?
Nothing, until you turn it on. Once you pick a provider, the assistant sends only connection details (app names and signing identifiers, host names, addresses, ports, protocols, directions, verdicts, byte counts, times and rule summaries) to that provider, and for any provider off your Mac it shows you exactly what will be sent first.
Tattle isn’t out yet: the download button on the home page starts working on release day.
Choosing a provider
In Settings › AI you can pick a model that runs on your Mac, a server you run that speaks the common chat-completions format, or a service you have your own API key for. Keys are kept in your Mac’s login keychain, never in Tattle’s settings or its export file.
What it can do
Explain a connection (from the Connections “Why” pane), write a summary of a period of activity, suggest rules from your history, and answer questions about your history in the Assistant section.
Suggested rules are never applied on their own: each one shows the model’s reason and the records it is based on, and becomes a rule only when you accept it. Suggestions that would allow or block everything are set aside, and one that would block basic networking or Tattle’s own updates must be acknowledged first.
What is sent
Before a request goes to a provider that isn’t on your Mac, Tattle shows a preview: the provider, where the request goes, the instructions and the data, and how many characters. Send sends exactly that; Don’t Send sends nothing. You can choose not to be asked again for a provider you trust.
Some details are hidden by default: your home folder’s path, devices on your local network and your Mac’s name are replaced with placeholders. What your apps sent is never included: Tattle never has it.
Tattle’s own requests to an AI provider go through its firewall like any app’s, so in Ask or Lockdown you may need to allow them.