docs/where bots live

dusk cloud

a computer we host for your bots, so routines keep running with your laptop shut.

dusk cloud is a computer of your own that we host. your bots live on it and keep working when your laptop is closed. it is part of the plus and pro plans.

what you get

a bot computer is a desktop with a browser that a bot can click through and you can watch. see a bot's computer.

dusk cloud does not include ai usage. your bots use the ai you sign in with, the same as anywhere else.

set it up

1. pick a plan on the pricing page and check out. this needs an account.
2. in the desktop app, open Settings, Dusk Cloud and sign in.
3. a card says Setting up while your cloud is made. it takes about a minute.
4. when it is ready it shows up as My Cloud, and the card offers Open My Cloud. one click opens it in the app window, signed in.

the first time you open it, a short welcome takes you through four steps:

1. bring your stuff. your bots, chats, memory and routines come over from this computer. or start fresh.
2. connect your ai. sign in to claude or chatgpt, or add an api key. you do this from your own computer.
3. files and apps. optional: share folders with your cloud and connect apps.
4. give it a job. tell your cloud what to do while you are away.

you can skip any step and come back to it.

your ai on the cloud

your cloud needs its own sign-in to your ai, because that is where the bots now think. the welcome shows the same sign-in you saw on your computer.

a bot that works around the clock uses your ai plan around the clock. your plan's limits still apply. for heavy use, a bigger ai plan or an api key works best.

asleep and awake

a cloud that has nothing to do goes to sleep, and wakes when there is work to do. waking takes a moment. on pro you are first in line.

files

Settings, Dusk Cloud has a files section with two jobs.

share a folder with your cloud

choose Add a folder and pick one. the app tells you how many files and how big, and asks before it shares. your cloud gets a read-only copy, kept up to date while this computer is on. bots on the cloud read the copy. they never reach into your computer.

• your computer's version always wins. a bot cannot change your files.
• some folders can never be shared: your whole home folder, a whole drive, and folders of keys and settings such as .ssh.
• Stop sharing moves the cloud's copy to its trash, where it stays for 30 days. nothing changes on your computer.

get your bots' work

what bots make on the cloud comes down to your computer, into Documents/Dusk Bot, in a folder for each bot and conversation. this is on by default.

• nothing here is ever deleted because of the cloud.
• if you edited a file after it came down, the bot's newer version lands beside yours instead of over it.

your phone

pair your phone with your cloud instead of your computer and it keeps working while your computer is off. in the desktop app, open the menu under your name, choose Connect your phone, then to the Cloud. see the phone app.

backups

your cloud computer is backed up every day. you can also export a backup yourself at any time.

if you stop

you can cancel from the billing page of your account. bots on your own computer are not affected. the cloud computer is kept for a limited time after the plan ends and is then deleted, so move your bots back or export a backup first. the terms say how long.

stuck? write to [email protected] and a person answers.