tool
Pieces
Local-first copilot that captures context from your tools and keeps snippets on-device by default.
Price
Free tier
Licence
Proprietary
Runs commands
No
Sandbox
n/a
Pricing
Free for individuals; paid tiers for teams.
Not verified against the vendor page — confirm before budgeting. Vendor pricing ↗
What it is allowed to touch
the field most directories skip| Runs shell commands | No |
| OS-level sandbox | n/a |
| Can read .env / secrets | No |
| Outbound network | Yes |
| Audit log | None |
The pitch is local storage of your context; verify what syncs when you sign in.
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