Prevent Code Leaks
AI coding agents (Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code) send your source code to external APIs. Aether Desktop keeps code local. The built-in LLM gateway and GrepAI run on your machine — zero data leaves your environment.
What is Aether Desktop
Stop Setting Up — Start Building with AI
Developers spend hours configuring environments, installing tools, and troubleshooting compatibility. Aether Desktop eliminates this. The latest Cloud IDE, AI Ready Terminal, and code indexer — all running on your local machine through container technology.
Four Pillars
Team-Unified Environment
Every team member gets the same IDE, same extensions, same tools. No more “it works on my machine.” New hires start developing on day one — identical to Cloud IDE, but running locally.
Local LLM, Low Cost
Built-in OpenVINO inference engine runs AI models on your hardware. No API subscription required. When you do use external APIs, GrepAI reduces token consumption by up to 80%.
Code Indexer (GrepAI)
GrepAI semantically indexes your codebase. AI agents find relevant code on the first query instead of scanning files one by one. Faster development, fewer tokens, better results.
What’s Inside
| Service | What It Does |
|---|---|
| Aether IDE | VS Code compatible Cloud IDE — extensions, keybindings, settings work as-is |
| AI Ready Terminal | Natural language command generation + dangerous operation detection |
| GrepAI | Semantic code indexer — search by intent, not text matching |
| Aperture | OpenAI-compatible LLM gateway — route requests to local or cloud models |
| OVMS | Local AI model inference engine (OpenVINO) — GPU/NPU acceleration |
All services run as containers. Start and stop from the dashboard or CLI.
Who It’s For
- Teams adopting AI coding tools — unified, secure environment for everyone
- Security-conscious organizations — prevent source code and credentials from leaking to external AI services
- Engineers evaluating Aether Platform — same technology, no cloud infrastructure required
- Individual developers — enterprise-grade tools, zero cost
Same Technology as Aether Platform
Aether Desktop runs the same core as Aether Platform (Cloud):
- Same tools — IDE, Terminal, GrepAI are identical
- Config portability — workspace settings transfer seamlessly
- Team upgrade path — when you need collaboration, governance, and analytics, move to Platform