Collective Intelligence
Every PulseAssist agent learns individually. The best skills are anonymized and shared across the network. Zero user data. Just how to do things better.
Three layers, three privacy levels
Layer 1: Your Machine
Primary — always activeAll user data lives on your machine first. SQLite database, local file storage. Zero latency for agent operations. This is the source of truth, always.
- Identity, personality, emotions, journal
- Conversation memory, task history
- Preferences, patterns, approval rules
- Call transcripts, business profiles
- Screenshots, avatar, generated images
Layer 2: Encrypted Cloud Backup
Pro + Business tiers onlyEnd-to-end encrypted. The encryption key is derived locally from your API key + a machine-specific secret. The key never leaves your machine. We store encrypted blobs but cannot read them.
- Disaster recovery (hard drive dies, agent restored)
- Remote dashboard access from any device
- Device continuity across machines
- Encrypted with key that never leaves your machine
- Local always wins — cloud is a replica, never source of truth
Layer 3: Collective Intelligence
All tiers — zero user dataAnonymized skill knowledge shared across all agents. Contains zero user data — only procedural knowledge about how to do things. Agent IDs are SHA256 hashed.
- Learned procedures and workflows
- Tool proficiency patterns
- Error solutions and workarounds
- Software interaction flows
- Quality benchmarks
How skills go from private to shared
Every skill passes through a multi-stage anonymization process before entering the collective. User context is stripped completely — only procedural knowledge survives.
Agent learns a skill
On the user's machine, through Computer Use or task execution. The full learning — including user context — lives locally.
Anonymization pipeline
Regex patterns strip names, businesses, files, dates, URLs. Then an AI review pass catches anything the regex missed.
Context stripped
All user context removed. Only the procedural HOW remains — step-by-step instructions for doing the task.
Enters collective
Anonymized skill enters the shared database, accessible by all agents. Agent IDs are SHA256 hashed — not traceable to users.
Other agents query
When any agent needs a skill it doesn't have, it queries the collective. Skills are ranked by quality score and recency.
What we can see vs. what we cannot
End-to-end encryption
Cloud backup encrypted with a key derived locally. The key never leaves your machine. We store blobs we cannot read.
Zero user data in collective
No names, no files, no conversations, no business data. Just procedural knowledge about how to do things.
Local-first architecture
Your machine is the source of truth. Cloud is an encrypted replica. If the internet goes down, your agent keeps working.
Hashed agent IDs
Agent identifiers in the collective are SHA256 hashed. Not traceable back to users or machines.
Audit everything
Every action your agent takes is logged locally. Full transparency. You can inspect exactly what was shared.
User controls
Toggle cloud backup on/off. Manual backup button. Delete all cloud data permanently with one click.