DPO Ready Center — one-week beta: optional Grok, your key, your connection

We are opening a one-week beta for optional Grok (xAI) inside DPO Ready Center.

You already keep your own records. Sometimes you want a draft from the data you already typed — a firearm description, ammo notes, or a precious-metal value note. That stays off until you ask, uses your key, and runs on your connection. Data Protection Operations does not see the prompt, the key, or the reply.

What Grok can draft (only if you opt in)

Firearm description

On Firearm Inventory, with Manufacturer and Model filled, you can ask Grok for a draft description, typical manufacture window, and a possible value range. It lands in the Description field for you to edit. It is a starting paragraph, not an appraisal and not a guarantee. Keep serial number off the request unless you have a reason to send it.

Ammo fill

On Ammo Inventory, Grok can fill draft fields from caliber / manufacturer / bullet type (purpose notes, typical use, compatibility reminders — whatever that action writes into the form). Same rules: you click it, you confirm, you review before Save. Wrong caliber or a wild guess is your check, not the model’s.

Precious metal reports (Other Essentials)

Value report — no network. You enter Gold / Silver (optional Sterling) per troy ounce. Types must be Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver US, or Sterling Silver Russian, with weight in the Name (10 g, 1 oz, 14k 5 g). Math stays on the PC.
Grok metal report — same local totals, then optional Grok on typical selling (not spot) and places to sell. City is asked only here. Shop names are unverified — call first. Grok sees group totals, not every item.

No key, no call. Cancel on the confirm dialog and nothing leaves the PC.

Privacy

Augmented answers use your data on your device. When you opt in, a small payload goes HTTPS from your machine to xAI with your API key.

We do not proxy the request.
We do not log prompts or answers.
We do not get your inventory, your name, or your address.
Metals: aggregates (type, fine oz, your price), not the full list.
Firearms: maker and model; serial is your choice and should stay off by default.
Ammo: the fields on that record you chose to fill — not the rest of the armory.

If you never add a key, these buttons do nothing. The rest of Ready Center is unchanged.

Self-custody still means local data, offline-first, paper backup if you want it. Grok is a lamp. It is not the filing cabinet.

Already shipping — Document Center (1.5)

Sensitive files can sit encrypted in the database; manuals can stay on disk. Relate them to a firearm, food, essentials, or none. Community and Standard. This beta is the optional Grok layer on top.