Why privacy matters for AI coding projects
A project created with AI may start as an experiment and become valuable quickly. Publishing it by mistake can expose implementation details, product direction, or sensitive local configuration.
A private GitHub repository gives the project a remote copy without turning it into a public portfolio item.
Back up to a private GitHub repo
Install the alpha, then run setup from a test project to create or connect a private GitHub recovery point.
npm install -g aicodebackup@alpha
What private by default means
When AICodeBackup creates a missing GitHub repository during setup, it creates that repository as private by default. The user can still manage permissions in GitHub, but the first backup starts from a safer default.
What to check before backing up
- Remove secrets from source files before any backup workflow.
- Use environment files carefully and understand what is ignored by Git.
- Confirm the GitHub account is the one you expect to use.
- Run
aicodebackup doctorto verify the remote connection.
Private backup is not secret storage
Private repositories are appropriate for source backup, but they are not a dedicated secrets manager. API keys and credentials should still be managed separately and kept out of committed files whenever possible.