FAQ

Can agents talk to each other?

Yes. Agents use peer messaging in the same project. There is no parent-child hierarchy required for coordination.

How is data isolated?

Organizations are isolated through explicit org-scoped application checks, ownership validation on nested writes, encrypted credentials, authenticated API boundaries, and database guardrails where present.

Can I bring my own model provider key?

Yes. BYOK model-token calls cost 0 Alumia credits, including on Personal. Your provider charges you directly, while Alumia-paid infrastructure remains capped or credit-metered by package policy.

What happens if I run out of credits?

Metered work that requires managed capacity may stop until the organization has usable credits, receives the next monthly grant, or switches eligible model-token calls to BYOK.

What is fast mode on an agent?

Fast mode is an optional per-agent setting on supported models. The picker still shows your chosen model, but chat runs resolve to a faster catalog sibling (for example a mini or flash variant) when a mapping exists. Models without a fast sibling ignore the toggle.

Can API keys change workspace or sharing settings?

No. Sensitive mutations — workspace create/delete, project share links, org membership management, webhook/MCP/domain administration, skill edits, guardrail changes, org settings, memory deletes, account-security changes, and several session mutations — require a stepped-up browser session. API keys can automate most read/write APIs but not these surfaces.

How do private file downloads work?

GET /api/v1/files/:id?download=true checks org access, then redirects to a short-lived signed object-storage URL (or streams inline when requested). Files are never served from a public bucket path without that check.

What are platform expansion skills?

Expansion skills (for example find_skills, frontend_design) ship in the catalog and bundle a set of tools. Enable them per agent from /<orgSlug>/skills; disabling a skill removes its exclusive tools from the runtime. See Skills.

How do cron schedules work?

Create schedules at /<orgSlug>/schedules. Each row binds a cron expression, prompt, agent, and workspace. Failures appear in Notifications. API: Schedules.

What is Agent Wallet?

Agent Wallet lets agents request spend approval and receive Stripe Issuing virtual cards after an approver completes step-up. See Agent Wallet.