Fact · Dictation software
The HEX README says that when post-processing with OpenCode is turned on in Modes, the app sends the transcript, the foreground application and the Brave website hostname to the configured model provider.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“HEX sends the transcript, foreground application, and Brave website hostname to the configured model provider”
anomalyco/hex: README (GitHub), Christopher Langton, GitHub (anomalyco organization), 2026, Privacy section, Post-processing.
Open the original- What it measures
- The README says ordinary dictation does not need this feature and that post-processing is optional.
- What it does not show
- The fact covers the optional rewrite feature. Plain dictation with the default settings, as the README describes it, stays on the Mac.
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