Incognito Mode

Incognito Mode tells the AI to anonymise all personal and project data in its responses. When enabled, project names, file paths, TM names, user names, and other identifying information are automatically replaced with plausible placeholders — so you can share your screen, record videos, or post screenshots without worrying about exposing confidential client data.

🕵️ Think of it as a privacy filter for your AI chat.

When to Use It

Scenario	Example
Screen sharing	Presenting to colleagues or in a webinar while working on a real project
Recording demos	Making tutorial videos that show real workflows without real client names
Forum posts	Sharing a helpful AI response in a community without revealing client details
Client presentations	Showing how the tool works without exposing other clients’ data
Training	Onboarding new team members on live projects

How It Works

When Incognito Mode is enabled, the AI receives an instruction to replace all identifying data with anonymised equivalents. For example:

Real data	Anonymised
Acme Corporation	Client Alpha
D:\Jobs\ACME\Q1_report.docx	D:\Projects\Client Alpha\document.docx
Jane Smith	User A
ACME_NL-EN.sdltm	Client_Alpha_NL-EN.sdltm

The AI uses consistent replacements within a conversation, so if “Acme Corporation” becomes “Client Alpha” in one response, it stays “Client Alpha” throughout the session.

What is NOT anonymised

Some data is left untouched because it carries no identifying information:

• Language codes (en-GB, nl-NL, de-DE, etc.)
• Segment counts, word counts, and statistics
• Translation status values (draft, translated, approved, etc.)
• The actual source and target text you are translating
• Technical identifiers (tool names, status labels)

Enabling Incognito Mode

1. Open Settings (gear icon in the Assistant toolbar)
2. Go to the AI Settings tab
3. Scroll down to AI context (Chat and QuickLauncher)
4. Tick Incognito mode
5. Click OK

The setting takes effect immediately on your next message. Toggle it off when you no longer need anonymisation.

Tip

Tip: The setting persists across Trados sessions, so remember to toggle it off when you are done sharing. You do not want anonymised data in your regular workflow — it can make the AI’s answers less specific.

Note

Incognito Mode works with all AI providers, not just Claude. The anonymisation instructions are included in the system prompt that every provider receives.

Limitations

• Incognito Mode instructs the AI to anonymise data in its responses. It does not prevent data from being sent to the AI provider — your source text, TM matches, and terminology are still included in the prompt as usual. If you need to prevent data from being sent entirely, disable those context options individually in AI Settings.
• The AI does its best to catch all identifying information, but it cannot guarantee 100% coverage. Always review responses before sharing publicly.
• Studio Tools results (project lists, TM searches, etc.) are also anonymised — the AI receives the real data from the tools but presents it with placeholder names.

See Also

• Supervertaler Assistant — Overview
• AI Settings — Configure context options and Incognito Mode
• Context Awareness — What context is sent to the AI