Prohibited Tools

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Apple Intelligence

Writing and summarization tools are prohibited to ensure sensitive information, such as PII, FERPA information, etc. is not sent to Apple Private Cloud Compute. Genmoji and Image Playground are


DeepSeek (Cloud)

An intelligent assistant for coding, content creation, file reading, and more.

Hosting an instance locally via Ollama is permitted.


Grok

AI assistant built by SpaceXAI. Chat, create images, write code, and get real-time answers from the web and X.


Read.ai

An AI-powered tool that analyzes virtual meetings to provide real-time insights and analytics on engagement, sentiment, and participation, helping improve communication and productivity.


OpenClaw

An autonomous agent harness. Any tool using OpenClaw in the back-end is also prohibited.


Otter.ai Free

The free tier of Otter.ai’s transcription service offers limited features such as a set number of monthly transcription minutes, basic editing tools, and real-time transcription capabilities.