Question about CLion Nova and code privacy
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I am considering enabling Nova in CLion, but I would like to confirm how it handles code analysis.
- Does Nova ever upload my local code to the cloud for processing or analysis (for example, when using AI Assistant, code completion, or other features)?
- If this happens, how can I disable it? I need to ensure all analysis is done locally, without sending my code outside my machine.
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Hello!
The Nova engine doesn't upload your local code to the cloud. If you're concerned about the Full Line code completion feature, please be aware that it runs entirely on your local device without sending any code over the internet.
If you're using the JetBrains AI Assistant plugin, here is a detailed article describing how the plugin handles your code and data - https://www.jetbrains.com/help/ai-assistant/how-we-handle-your-code-and-data.html.
Anna Falevskaya
I haven’t used any AI plugins at all. If the Nova engine doesn’t upload my code to the cloud, I might consider giving it a try.
If I upgrade to Nova, is there any way to downgrade back to the classic CLion? I’m concerned that I might encounter new bugs, since in recent days I’ve tried many versions of CLion, and each has had a different set of bugs.
Zhoujiazhiwork, it's not really an upgrading/downgrading process. It's just switching between two language engines inside the same IDE. You can easily switch to Nova and then back to Classic - https://www.jetbrains.com/help/clion/clion-nova-introduction.html#switch-to-nova-via-settings.