privacy
your data never leaves your browser.
Argus is a Chrome extension that runs in your own browser. There is no Argus account, no Argus server, and nothing to sign into. The plain version: we don't collect, store, see, or sell any of your data — because it never reaches us.
what Argus reads
Argus reads the X analytics and timeline data that X already sends to your own browser while you use x.com. It stores that in the browser's IndexedDB and extension storage, and in a JSON file you choose to export to your own Downloads folder. It is used only to rank who to reply to, draft in your voice, and show you the metrics that actually grow you. None of it is transmitted to us.
AI drafting is optional, and uses your key
Ranking, inline tags, capture, the dashboard, and "copy prompt for Claude" all work with no AI key and send nothing anywhere. If you choose to enable one-click AI drafts, you paste your own AI provider key (e.g. Groq). Only then, and only when you generate a draft, does Argus send the relevant context — such as the post you're replying to and snippets of your own recent posts — to that provider (api.groq.com) under your key, subject to that provider's privacy policy. Remove the key and nothing leaves your browser for AI.
permissions, and why
- storage — save your settings and captured analytics in your browser on this machine.
- downloads — write the analytics export file you ask Argus to save.
- alarms — schedule in-browser housekeeping. The Chrome Web Store build makes no background network requests at all.
- host access (x.com) — read the analytics X sends your browser and place drafts into the reply box. Argus never auto-posts, auto-replies, auto-follows, or auto-likes. Everything is draft-and-insert; you press the buttons.
what Argus does not do
No tracking, no analytics-on-you, no ads, no third-party data sharing, no selling data, no accounts. The store build ships without the cookies permission and fires zero background requests.
contact
Questions: @v4nd1t.
Last updated: July 2026.