Settings reference

This page lists each screen that you can open from Settings, the account menu, and the sidebar footer. For each screen it gives the controls, what they do, and their defaults. Numbers such as caps and timeouts are on Limits and defaults. Credit amounts and prices are on What Squad costs.

Where the settings are

Click your name at the top right of the dashboard. The menu has these items, in this order.

Item	Opens
What’s new	The product changelog, with a count of unread entries.
Settings	The Settings list.
Billing	Settings > Billing.
Memory	The Memory screen.
AI Tokens	The AI Tokens screen.
Sign out	Signs you out.

The icons at the bottom of the sidebar open these screens, from left to right.

Icon tooltip	Opens
Integrations	The Integrations screen.
Tools	The Tools screen.
Skills	The Skills screen.
Agent Configuration	Agent Configuration, on Workspace defaults.
AI Tokens	The AI Tokens screen.
Collapse sidebar	Shrinks the sidebar to a row of icons. Click Expand sidebar to open it again.

The Settings list

The Settings screen has a search field, Find a setting…, and three groups of rows. The search matches row names, descriptions, and related words. Every word that you type must match.

Group	Row	Description on the row
AGENT MANAGEMENT	Agent Configuration	Models, scheduled tasks, heartbeats
AGENT MANAGEMENT	Skills	Custom capabilities agents built
AGENT MANAGEMENT	Memory	Agent knowledge graph
AGENT MANAGEMENT	Tools	Everything agents can use; turn off what you don’t need
CONNECTIONS	Integrations	Third-party apps and services, plus your custom integrations
CONNECTIONS	AI Tokens	Connect your AI subscription
CONNECTIONS	Email Domains	Custom domains for agent email
CONNECTIONS	Telegram	Chat with your squad from your phone. Shows Connected when a main bot is connected.
CONNECTIONS	Discord	Your agents on Discord: DMs and server channels
CONNECTIONS	Slack	Your agents in Slack: DMs and channels, no public URL needed
WORKSPACE	General	Workspace name, reset, and danger zone
WORKSPACE	Runs	Every run your agents made, with timings and errors
WORKSPACE	Notifications	What pings you in-app vs. by email
WORKSPACE	Public Dashboard	Read-only shareable view
WORKSPACE	Billing	Subscription and credits
WORKSPACE	Backup & Export	Download all workspace data as JSON

A Custom integrations row appears only when you search, for example for “secret” or “api key”. It opens the Custom integrations tab of Integrations. The Integrations row can show a 1 connected badge. This badge does not show how many apps you connected. Open Integrations to see your connections.

Agent Configuration

Open it from the sidebar footer, from Settings > Agent Configuration, or from the gear on an agent’s profile. The tabs at the top are Workspace defaults and one tab for each agent. Changes are saved only when you click Save changes in the bar at the bottom. Reset discards them. After a save, the change is applied in the background, usually in a minute or two.

Workspace defaults

Control	What it does	Default
Default model	The model agents use when they have no override. The list shows only allowed models. ＋ Add other models… jumps to Allowed models.	The model set during setup for the AI provider you connected.
Image model	The model that reads screenshots and photos.	Same as default model
Reasoning effort	How hard models think before they respond. Options: Auto (per-model default), Off: disable reasoning, Minimal, Low, Medium, High, Extra High, Max (GPT-5.6 family), Adaptive (model picks). Levels that the default model does not support are not listed.	Auto (per-model default)
Default timeout	The maximum seconds one run may take before it is stopped.	2,147,000 seconds on new workspaces. The field shows 600 when no value is saved.
Allowed models	The models that can be picked anywhere in the workspace, grouped by provider.	When no list is saved, every model counts as allowed.

The fallback order for models is not on this screen. It is on AI Tokens, in the Model routing card.

One agent

Control	What it does	Default
Model	Gives this agent its own model instead of the workspace default.	Workspace default (model name)
Image model	The model this agent uses to read screenshots and photos.	Workspace image default
Native heartbeat	A built-in loop that wakes the agent on a fixed interval. When it is on, you set Frequency, Model, and Instructions. Squad recommends scheduled tasks instead.	Off
Scheduled Tasks	The agent’s scheduled tasks, each with an on and off switch and Run now. Disable all turns off every schedule for this agent after you confirm. ＋ New task opens the task editor.	Not applicable

Scheduled task editor

The same editor opens from ＋ New task here and on the Scheduled screen.

Field	What it does	Default for a new task
Title	The task’s name.	new-scheduled-task
Instructions	What the agent does on each run.	Empty
Schedule	A preset, from Every 5 minutes to Daily, or Custom (cron) for a cron expression. Daily repeats every 24 hours from when you create the task. For a fixed time of day, use Custom (cron).	Hourly
Model	The model for this task.	Agent default
Timeout (seconds)	The longest one run of this task may take.	86,400
When it finishes	Notify me sends you the result of each run. Run quietly sends no message.	Notify me

For how to use schedules, see Schedule recurring work.

Skills

Open it from the sidebar footer or from Settings > Skills.

Control	What it does	Default
Skill packs list	Each pack has an on and off switch. When a pack is on, every agent can use its skills. Open pack → shows its skills, each with its own switch while the pack is on.	Not applicable
＋ Add pack	Opens Add a pack from GitHub, with Repository URL and Skills folder (optional). Add pack adds the pack and turns it on.	Not applicable
Sync pack library or Sync to latest	On a pack’s page. Updates a curated pack or a custom pack.	Not applicable
Remove pack	On a custom pack’s page. Removes the pack after you confirm.	Not applicable
Your skills	The skills your agents built. Search skills and tag chips filter the list. Each card has an Enabled switch and Open.	New skills are enabled.

Turning a skill off turns it off for every agent. For more, see Add and manage skills.

Memory

Open it from the account menu or from Settings > Memory.

Control	What it does	Default
About you	What your squad knows about you. Every agent reads it at the start of every run.	Opens first
Memories	Facts your squad recalled. You can search, Edit, or Forget one fact. Forget all… deletes every memory after you confirm.	Not applicable
SQUAD FILES	Company, Contacts, Glossary, Squad, Voice. Agents read these when they need them.	Not applicable
AGENTS	For each agent: Notes, Personality, Identity.	Not applicable
Write and Preview	Switch between editing a file and reading it.	Write
Save bar	Save changes writes the file to the workspace computer. Reset discards your edits.	Not applicable
Ask (agent) to update this	Opens a chat with the agent and a prefilled request about the file.	Not applicable

For more, see Manage what your squad remembers.

Tools

Open it from the sidebar footer or from Settings > Tools. These settings apply to every agent in the workspace. Changes are saved when you click Save changes.

Section	What it does	Default
BUILT-IN > Computer use	Agents open pages, read them, and send back what they see.	Always on
MCP SERVERS	One switch for each connected MCP server. Show tools lists its tools, each with its own checkbox.	On when you connect the server. Tools marked always off cannot be turned on.
RESEARCH & SCRAPE TOOLS	One switch for each family of research tools, such as Web pages, Search, and LinkedIn. Show tools lists each tool.	On

Research tools are the only tools that use credits. See What Squad costs.

Integrations

Open it from the sidebar footer or from Settings > Integrations. The screen has three tabs.

Tab	Controls	Default
Connected apps	+ Add integration opens the catalog. Each connected app lists its accounts. The account menu has Make primary, Rename, Manage scope, Reconnect, and Disconnect.	When an agent does not pick an account, it uses the account marked ★ PRIMARY.
Channels	Cards that open the Telegram, Discord, and Slack screens.	Not applicable
Custom integrations	+ Add MCP server and + Add custom integration. Edit on a custom integration shows its current saved values.	Not applicable

In Manage scope, Default scope · applies to every agent sets the access level for the account. Under Per-agent access, each agent can use Default, another level, or No access. For more, see Connect apps and Add an MCP server or an API key.

AI Tokens

Open it from the sidebar footer, the account menu, or Settings > AI Tokens.

Control	What it does	Default
ADD A PROVIDER	Tiles for providers that you have not connected. Click one to connect an account.	Not applicable
＋ Add account	Adds another account for a connected provider.	Not applicable
Account order	The up and down arrows set the order. Squad tries accounts from the top. Save with the bar at the bottom. For Claude Code, the first account is the active one, and a new connection becomes the active one. When the active account reaches its usage limit, the next account becomes active and shows IN USE. The account that ran out is skipped until its limit resets.	Not applicable
Replace and Disconnect	Replace an account’s login, or remove the account.	Not applicable
Sync status or Sync now	Copies a credential to every agent when some agents hold an older copy.	Not applicable
Model routing card	The Default model, the Default image model, the FALLBACK ORDER, and AGENT OVERRIDES. When the default model fails or hits a rate limit, the run moves to the next model in FALLBACK ORDER.	Not applicable

For more, see Choose models and manage AI accounts.

Email Domains

Open it from Settings > Email Domains. You can connect one custom domain for the workspace.

Control	What it does	Default
yourdomain.com field and Connect domain	Adds your domain and shows the DNS records to add at your DNS host. This form appears only after at least one agent has an inbox.	No custom domain. Inboxes use the shared Squad domain.
Verify now	Checks the DNS records now. Squad also checks on its own.	Not applicable
Remove	Removes the domain after you confirm.	Not applicable

For the status words on this screen, see Statuses. For more, see Give an agent an email inbox.

Telegram, Discord, and Slack

Open these screens from Settings or from Integrations > Channels.

Screen	Main controls	Defaults
Telegram	Main bot, with Who can message it: Just you. Answer in group chats. Switch to a different bot…. Under More bots: Connect bot, Answered by, Who can message it, and a group chat switch for each extra bot.	An extra bot is answered by The lead (default), and only you are on its list.
Discord	Connect bot, Answered by, Who can message it, and Answer in server channels.	Answered by: The lead (default). Answer in server channels: on.
Slack	Connect @name, Answered by, Who can message it, Answer in channels, Reply in a thread, and Verify connection.	Reply in a thread: on.

For setup steps, see Connect Telegram, Connect Discord, and Connect Slack.

General

Open it from Settings > General. The screen has a GENERAL section and a DANGER ZONE section. There is no timezone field and no region field.

Control	What it does	Default
Your name	The name your agents call you in chats and messages. Saves when you leave the field. Up to 80 characters. A name that one of your agents already uses, or the lead’s reserved name, is refused with a message, and the field goes back to the saved name.	The name you gave at setup.
Workspace name	A label for the workspace. It does not change what your agents call you. Saves when you leave the field.	The name you gave at setup.
Reset workspace	Wipes agents, missions, docs, chat, and settings, then takes you back to setup. You must type RESET to confirm.	Not applicable
Delete…	Shows the message “Contact support to delete a workspace”. It does not delete anything.	Not applicable

If you empty either name field and leave it, nothing is saved and the saved name comes back.

Reset workspace cannot be undone. Download a copy from Backup & Export first.

Runs

Open it from Settings > Runs, with the R key, or from the command palette. The screen lists every run that your agents made.

Control	What it does	Default
Day, Week, Month, Schedule	Change the view.	Schedule
Previous, Next, Today	Move the 3-day window.	The last 3 days
FILTERS: AGENTS, ACTIVITY, SCHEDULES	Show or hide runs by agent, by kind, and by schedule.	All shown

For more, see See what your agents did: Runs, Health, and Live Feed.

Notifications

Open it from Settings > Notifications or from the gear in the notification bell. Each event has an IN-APP switch and an EMAIL switch. A dash in the EMAIL column means the event has no email. Changes save at once. For each event and its defaults, see Statuses. For more, see Choose your notifications.

Public Dashboard

Open it from Settings > Public Dashboard.

Control	What it does	Default
Public dashboard switch	Anyone with the link can view a read-only snapshot.	Off
SHARE LINK and Copy	Copies the link.	Not applicable
Regenerate link	Makes a new link. The old link stops working at once.	Not applicable
Preview public view	Opens the public page in a new tab.	Not applicable
Search engine indexing	Lets search engines index the public page.	Off
Partner referral link	Your go.squad.so partner slug. Type it and click Save, or press Enter. The Built with Squad button on the public page then uses your referral link.	Empty
WHAT’S VISIBLE	A summary of what visitors see: Squad & status, Mission board, and Docs are Shown. Email and Settings are Hidden.	Not applicable

Copy also turns the public dashboard on. Anyone with the link can see your Missions board, mission threads with comments and ticket answers, agent profiles, and Docs. Email is not shown. Delete any doc that you do not want others to see before you share the link.

Turning the switch off and on again brings back the same link. To stop an old link for good, use Regenerate link. For more, see Share a read-only view of your workspace.

Billing

Open it from the account menu or from Settings > Billing.

Control	What it does	Default
PAYMENT METHOD and Open portal	Opens the billing portal, where you manage your card.	Not applicable
Manage subscription	Opens the billing portal.	Not applicable
Cancel subscription	Asks for a reason of 20 to 5,000 characters, then cancels at the end of the billing period.	Not applicable
Keep my subscription	Shows after you cancel. Undoes the cancellation before the end date.	Not applicable
Research tools switch	Turns every research tool on or off. When it is off, nothing uses credits.	On
Buy credits	Buys credit packs once, after you confirm.	1 pack
Auto-recharge	Buys packs when credits drop below a threshold, up to a monthly cap. The fields are When credits drop below, Buy this many packs, and Never buy more than.	Off

For amounts, prices, and the usage cards on this screen, see What Squad costs and Manage your subscription, credits, and workspace data.

Backup & Export

Open it from Settings > Backup & Export. Export JSON downloads a file named mission-control-export.json. The file contains your workspace details, your agents, every mission with its comments, every doc, the last 500 activity items, and the last 500 Squad chat messages. It does not contain email, even though the screen says it does. It also does not contain your chat conversations with agents, memory files, or saved credentials.

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Reference

Where the settings are

Account menu

Sidebar footer

The Settings list

Agent Configuration

Workspace defaults

One agent

Scheduled task editor

Skills

Memory

Tools

Integrations

AI Tokens

Email Domains

Telegram, Discord, and Slack

General

Runs

Notifications

Public Dashboard

Billing

Backup & Export

​Where the settings are

​Account menu

​Sidebar footer

​The Settings list

​Agent Configuration

​Workspace defaults

​One agent

​Scheduled task editor

​Skills

​Memory

​Tools

​Integrations

​AI Tokens

​Email Domains

​Telegram, Discord, and Slack

​General

​Runs

​Notifications

​Public Dashboard

​Billing

​Backup & Export

Where the settings are

Account menu

Sidebar footer

The Settings list

Agent Configuration

Workspace defaults

One agent

Scheduled task editor

Skills

Memory

Tools

Integrations

AI Tokens

Email Domains

Telegram, Discord, and Slack

General

Runs

Notifications

Public Dashboard

Billing

Backup & Export