AI tool official desktop-app
Risk level
low
10/100

GPT4All ↗

GPT4All is an officially published AI tool from Nomic AI. Anomity scores its risk at 10 out of 100 (low).

Analysis summary

GPT4All is an officially published AI tool from Nomic AI. Anomity scores its risk at 10 out of 100 (low).

Desktop app for running local LLMs offline, with LocalDocs document chat and an optional OpenAI-compatible local API server

Why this entry scored 10 out of 100

This profile starts at the catalog's neutral base of 50. Because the entry is officially published, trust adjusts the score by -40. The entry declares no high-risk capabilities on its own, so capabilities add nothing. It matches no dangerous capability combinations. The clamped result is 10, placing it in the low band.

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Findings

  • Published by the vendor Trust offset
    Contribution to score: -40

Configuration surface

Files this AI tool reads on the host. Anything written here changes what the agent does next.

  • gpt4all-settings global binary
    App settings, including the LocalDocs Nomic API key (GPT4All.ini, presence only - never read)
    • win32${APPDATA}\nomic.ai\GPT4All.ini
    • darwin${HOME}/.config/nomic.ai/GPT4All.ini
    • linux${HOME}/.config/nomic.ai/GPT4All.ini
  • gpt4all-app global plist
    Installed application (presence)
    • darwin/Applications/gpt4all/bin/gpt4all.app/Contents/Info.plist
  • gpt4all-install-binary global binary
    Installed application binary from the GPT4All installer (presence)
    • win32${USERPROFILE}\gpt4all\bin\chat.exe
    • linux${HOME}/gpt4all/bin/chat