Kobel is a desktop app for Windows and macOS. It sits between your AI assistant (Claude, ChatGPT and others) and the files on your computer.
For every file or folder, you choose one of five levels:
| Level | What the AI can do |
|---|---|
| Edit | change the file |
| Edit with backup | change the file, Kobel keeps a copy of the old version |
| Edit a copy | work on a copy, your original stays untouched |
| Read only | look, but not change |
| Hidden | the AI does not see it at all |
Kobel runs a local MCP server. Everything stays on your computer. There is no cloud, and an activity log shows what the AI did.
Links
- Website: kobel.app
- Documentation: kobel-mcp
- Articles about AI and file safety: dev.to/kobel
Made by Lara Möller in Kiel, Germany. Questions are welcome here or at hello@kobel.app.
