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Basics

What is Syndicate? A desktop app that runs coordinated teams of AI agents on your machine. A Manager agent (Atlas) plans and delegates; specialist agents do the work in a local project folder. See Core concepts. How do I get access? Syndicate is in closed beta. Request access at usesyndicate.org; sign-in works only with approved email addresses. Do I need my own AI accounts? Yes. Agents run on providers you connect: Claude, OpenAI (Codex, requires a ChatGPT plan with Codex), Google Gemini, or GitHub Copilot (any Copilot plan, including free). One is enough; you can mix providers within a team. See Connect providers. Does Syndicate work offline? The app opens and your data is local, but agents need network access to reach providers, so runs require a connection.

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Data

Where is my data stored? Locally: teams, agents, chats, tasks, and settings live in a folder on your machine and never sync to the cloud. Your account and tier live with Syndicate; agent runs go to your chosen provider. See Data, storage, and updates. Are my credentials safe? Sessions and MCP secrets are encrypted with OS keychain-backed storage. Provider credentials are managed by the providers’ own CLIs, exactly as if you used them directly. Can agents touch files outside the project folder? They work in the team’s working directory. Turn on workspace confinement (macOS/Linux) for OS-level enforcement that they cannot leave it.

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Working with agents

Team or solo agent? Solo for one kind of work in a direct chat; team when the work splits into roles worth coordinating (build plus review plus test). See Solo agents. How do I keep agents from doing things I have not approved? Per-agent permission modes (Ask first, Auto-accept edits, Full auto), plus the team’s Interruption Level for how often Atlas checks in. How do I stop a runaway team? Stop the agent, Abort all tasks, or Team Hard Pause. All described in Permissions and safety. Which model should agents use? Strongest models for Atlas and planners, code models for coders, fast models for monitors. See Providers and models. What are skills and MCP servers? Skills are packaged workflows agents follow (slash commands); MCP servers are external tools agents can call. See Skills and MCP servers.

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Account and app

Can I use Syndicate on two machines? Yes; sign in on both. Workspaces are local to each machine. Tiers may limit concurrent devices. How do updates work? Automatically checked and downloaded; click Restart now when prompted. See Data, storage, and updates. How do I send feedback or get support? The in-app feedback form (Bug / Idea / General, screenshots supported) or support@usesyndicate.org.