Local code
Folders stay on your computer. The contents of your files never go through kern.salks.me.
KERN SECURITYYour work stays
Your work stays
with you.
Kern organises access to your tools without becoming the host of your code, your repositories or your accounts.
Technical documentationA clear boundary between every system.
The desktop app, the website and external platforms only receive what they strictly need.
Native secrets
Final tokens are kept in your system’s credential manager.
Ephemeral gateway
OAuth tickets are encrypted, expire after ten minutes and are deleted as soon as they are used.
OAUTH FLOW
The gateway keeps nothing.
It protects the app secrets during authorisation, then hands a single-use ticket to the desktop app.
- Security state verified
- PKCE proof required
- Ticket usable only once
- Deleted after use
Source code never enters this flow.
No grey area.
No Kern accountGitHub remains your main identity.No copy of your repositoriesYour code stays local or on your Git host.No long-lived token on the siteThe gateway hands over, then forgets.No forced telemetryEvery option stays explicit.