🔒 Privacy & Data
This page maps to PermissionsPage.tsx and BackupPage.tsx, covering permissions, backups, import/export, and data boundaries.
Storage boundary
Ophel primarily stores data in browser extension local storage (chrome.storage.local). It does not depend on a vendor cloud account to keep your settings and workspace state.
Common modules include:
- Settings (
settings) - Prompts (
prompts) - Conversations (
conversations) - Folders and tags (
folders/tags) - Reading history (
readingHistory) - Claude Session Keys (
claudeSessionKeys)
Permission management
Permission types
| Type | Permission | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Required | storage | Save settings and local data |
| Optional | notifications | Desktop completion notifications |
| Optional | cookies | Claude Session Key read/switch workflows |
| Optional | <all_urls> | WebDAV access and watermark-removal related requests |
Revoke side effects
- Revoking
notificationsautomatically disables desktop notifications. - Revoking
<all_urls>blocks features depending on broad host access (for example watermark removal and WebDAV requests).
The permissions page supports manual refresh to sync with browser-level permission changes.
Backup & sync
Local export
Three JSON export modes are available:
- Full backup (
full) - Prompts only (
prompts) - Settings only (
settings)
Local import
- Import from file or paste JSON directly
- Backup structure is validated before import
- Confirmed import writes data and refreshes the page
WebDAV
Config fields:
- Server URL
- Username
- Password
- Remote directory
Actions:
- Save config
- Test connection
- Upload backup
- Open remote backup list (restore/delete)
Other privacy-related controls
Privacy controls also exist in Feature settings:
- Tab privacy mode (masked title)
- Path: Features → Tab → Privacy mode
- Tab auto rename (can be disabled)
- Path: Features → Tab → Auto rename
Destructive operation
Clear all dataremoves all local Ophel data and reloads the page.- Export a full backup before running destructive operations.