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Decision brief
datafog-python is an offline PII firewall for AI agents and LLM apps, featuring fast local detection and redaction of PII with minimal dependencies.
Good fit when
- If you require rapid, offline detection and redaction of personally identifiable information without network calls or extensive dependencies.
- To integrate a lightweight pii-detection system into existing AI agents or LLM applications that needs to adhere strictly to compliance standards.
Avoid when
- When your application needs cloud-based processing capabilities beyond local pii detection and redaction offered by datafog-python.
- If the need arises for advanced networked security features such as real-time threat intelligence updates, which datafog-python with its offline nature does not provide.
Observed Jul 16, 2026 · Source: enrich:decision_facts
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Maintenance and security
Full trust report- Maintenance
- Very active (2d since push)
- As of Sep 13, 2026
- Provenance
- Not a fork · Organization account
- As of Sep 13, 2026
- Security (OSV)
- No criticals
- As of Jul 15, 2026
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Install
pip install datafog-python PyPISimilar tools
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Evidence and technical details
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Overview
Provides fast local detection and redaction of personally identifiable information (PII) with no network calls and minimal dependencies.
Capability facts
- Languages
- python
Source: github.language · Sep 13, 2026
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Compatibility
Sourced claims from the README excerpt - not unsourced marketing copy.
Source: README excerpt (regex_v1, Sep 13, 2026)
```python import datafogSource link
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README
Core install (regex engine) pip install datafog Quick Start ```python import datafog text = "Contact john@example.com or call (555) 123 4567" clean = datafog.sanitize(text, engine="regex") print(clean)
For agents
This page has a .md twin and JSON over the API.