# Hosts

Every host the MiniCut CLI calls, so you can allow them in a sandbox or a firewall.

Allow these hosts in a sandbox, a firewall or a proxy. MiniCut calls no other host. `minicut setup` also runs the skills tool (`npx skills`), which reaches the GitHub hosts and skills.sh below; `DO_NOT_TRACK=1` or `minicut telemetry off` stops its count to skills.sh.

| Host | Used for |
|---|---|
| `www.minicut.ai` | Sign-in, account, credits and paid generation (`minicut login`, `minicut gen`, `minicut jobs`) |
| `api.minicut.ai` | MiniAPI: the model list and prices, and generation for API keys |
| `registry.npmjs.org` | Install and update the CLI (`npx @minicut/cli setup`, `minicut update`) |
| `registry.npmmirror.com` | Install and update the CLI, and its Python and ffmpeg files, in China mainland |
| `us.i.posthog.com` | Usage events, linked to your account after sign-in. Off with `DO_NOT_TRACK=1` or `minicut telemetry off` |
| `pypi.org` |  |
| `mirrors.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn` |  |
| `huggingface.co` |  |
| `hf-mirror.com` |  |
| `ghfast.top` |  |
| `github.com` | Setup's tool downloads, and the skills `minicut setup` installs through the skills tool (`npx skills`) |
| `www.gyan.dev` |  |
| `storage.googleapis.com` |  |
| `cdn.npmmirror.com` |  |
| `cloud.cp.jku.at` |  |
| `api.github.com` | Used by `minicut setup` through the skills tool (`npx skills`): finds the skills in the public repo |
| `raw.githubusercontent.com` | Used by `minicut setup` through the skills tool (`npx skills`): downloads the skill files |
| `skills.sh` | Used by `minicut setup` through the skills tool (`npx skills`): counts the install. Off with `DO_NOT_TRACK=1` or `minicut telemetry off` |

Commands that need internet: `minicut gen video`, `minicut gen image`, `minicut gen voice`, `minicut gen scribe-v2`, `minicut models`, `minicut jobs`. Every other command runs on this computer with no network.

Updated 2026-11-12.