ebubekirkupe pulls Mike out of the cloud and into Word

ebubekirkupe has redirected the project away from a hosted web product toward something that lives on a lawyer's laptop. Data sits in a local database and local files, AI provider keys are encrypted with a user-controlled password, and the whole thing ships as an Electron desktop app. The README now positions Mike as an open-source alternative to Harvey and Legora.

The interesting move is the Word add-in itself. Inside a document, the AI proposes edits as tracked changes and leaves a one-sentence justification as a comment for each one - so a reviewer sees not just what the model wants to change but why. A side panel offers risk flags, projects, and chat without leaving Word.