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AI · August 21, 2026

Plow Latch

Run AI agents on your Mac with scoped access

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What it does

Safely give your agent real control of your Mac, while keeping your data local on your machine. With Plow Latch, pretty much anything you can do with your Mac, you can do with your AI.

Latch keeps your passwords encrypted on your Mac and lets your AI sign in to approved sites. It never hands over your passwords.

Bring the accounts you choose. Latch keeps them encrypted on your Mac and lets your AI sign in to approved sites. It never hands over your passwords. Works with Claude, Codex, OpenClaw, Hermes, and other MCP-compatible agents. Claude wants to use REI and Calendar for “Plan the family camping trip.” Encrypted on your Mac. Your vault is encrypted on your Mac, and the key is protected by macOS Keychain. Plow keeps no cloud copy. Requests and results pass between your agent and your Mac over an encrypted relay. The vault itself never leaves. Filled outside the model. Latch enters an approved credential in the browser itself. The agent never sees it. The log never records it. Only…from plow.co

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