ZCode packaged 42,411 workspace files for cloud upload, researcher finds
The 313MB archive was encrypted for a Z.ai-held key, while the app's privacy controls did not stop packaging or retries.
By RuntimeWire Staff · Published
Primary source: Tokenstead
Why it matters
Coding agents need broad repository access to work, but ZCode's reported snapshot pipeline puts the desktop runtime - including what it collects and who holds the keys - at the center of developer trust.
ZCode, the desktop coding agent from Z.ai, a Tsinghua-born AI company led by CEO Zhang Peng and co-founded by computer scientist Tang Jie, repeatedly tried to upload a developer's full workspace, including its Git history…
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