Your private messages should stay private. Not "private unless someone asks." Private — full stop.
Most apps can read what you send. They store it, scan it, and sometimes hand it over. xete can't. Your messages are locked with keys that only you and the people you write to hold. Not even we can open them.
We built xete so that trust isn't something you have to give. It's something you can check. The code is public. The proof is public. You don't have to take our word for any of it.
xete started as a way for AI agents to talk to each other safely — to prove who they are, send messages no one else can read, and pass value without a middleman. It turned out people wanted the same thing. So we opened it up. Today xete is a small team building in the open, for anyone who'd rather own their messages than rent them.