Is my browsing data encrypted before it leaves my machine?

Yes. The Privatemode proxy runs locally and encrypts all data before it leaves your machine. It also performs remote attestation to verify the integrity of the Privatemode service, ensuring end-to-end protection for every request Nanobrowser's agents make.

Does Privatemode store or retain data from Nanobrowser sessions?

No. Privatemode is designed to never learn from your data. All inference requests are processed confidentially using confidential computing, and no prompts, page content, or responses are retained after processing.

Do I need to install anything besides the Chrome extension?

You need Docker to run the Privatemode proxy locally or download and install the binary. The proxy is a lightweight container that handles encryption and attestation. Nanobrowser itself is a standard Chrome extension installed from the Chrome Web Store.

How does encrypted inference affect browser agent performance?

Privatemode uses confidential computing hardware to minimize overhead. The local proxy adds only milliseconds for encryption and attestation, so response times are comparable to standard cloud AI services while providing full data protection.

Integrating Privatemode AI with Nanobrowser

Nanobrowser's AI agents automate your browser by sending page content and instructions to cloud LLMs. Privatemode encrypts that data end-to-end, so your browsing stays confidential.

Introduction

Nanobrowser integration

Benefits

Why integrating Nanobrowser

Introduction

Use cloud-based AI agents in Nanobrowser without compromising data privacy

Browser automation meets confidential AI

Nanobrowser is an open-source Chrome extension that uses AI agents (a Planner and a Navigator) to automate web tasks. These agents send page content and instructions to cloud LLMs. With Privatemode, that data is encrypted end-to-end before it ever leaves your browser.

Keep browsing data private

Browser agents process sensitive data, login pages, personal information, financial details. Standard AI providers see all of this in plaintext. Privatemode processes it inside a confidential computing environment, so neither the AI provider nor Privatemode can access your data.

Cloud-level AI, fully encrypted

Based on confidential computing, Privatemode gives Nanobrowser users access to state-of-the-art models while keeping all browsing context always encrypted, even during inference.

Benefits

Why use Privatemode AI with Nanobrowser?

End-to-end encrypted browser automation

Nanobrowser's Planner and Navigator agents send page content to cloud LLMs. Privatemode encrypts all of that data before it leaves your machine, so your browsing activity stays confidential. Privatemode is designed to never learn from your data.

State-of-the-art model selection

With Privatemode, you can choose from state-of-the-art LLMs to power both the Planner and Navigator agents in Nanobrowser.

Native custom provider support

Nanobrowser has built-in support for custom OpenAI-compatible providers. Add Privatemode in the Settings panel and both agents use it instantly, no workarounds needed.

How to get started

How to set up Privatemode in Nanobrowser

Get your API key

If you don't have a Privatemode API key yet, you can generate one for free here.

docker run -p 8080:8080 \
  ghcr.io/edgelesssys/privatemode/privatemode-proxy:latest \
  --apiKey <your-api-key>

Run the Privatemode proxy

The proxy verifies the integrity of the Privatemode service using confidential computing-based remote attestation. The proxy also encrypts all data before sending and decrypts data it receives.

Add Privatemode as a custom provider in Nanobrowser

Install Nanobrowser from the Chrome Web Store and open its Settings panel. Add a custom OpenAI-compatible provider with the base URL set to your Privatemode proxy endpoint (http://localhost:8080/v1). Assign it to both the Planner and Navigator agents.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions about using Privatemode with Nanobrowser

Yes. Nanobrowser lets you assign different LLM providers to each agent. Once you add Privatemode as a custom OpenAI-compatible provider, you can assign it to both the Planner (which plans web tasks) and the Navigator (which executes browser actions), so all AI requests are encrypted.