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Frequently asked questions

Short answers to the questions people ask first.

Can I see anything without an account?

Yes. Search returns Public resources, those whose Mode lets everyone read them, and the Cluster list, Cluster details and Commit statuses are readable without a token. Everything else needs sign-in or a PAT.

How do I sign in?

Through Zitadel, the shared Fleetworks identity provider. Registration and password reset are on Zitadel’s hosted pages.

What is a Mode?

Unix-style ugo×rwx bits on each governed resource: read, write and delete for the Owner user, the Owner group and everyone else. The execute bit means delete. The default is 0o740, and no Mode may give everyone write or delete.

How is an Org role different from a Mode?

An Org role (org:admin, org:contributor, org:viewer) is your rank inside an Organization. A Mode is on each resource and decides who may read, write or delete that one resource. Many actions need both.

Does Helmsman deploy my code?

Helmsman holds the records for Applications, Pipelines and Deployments and hands real work to pluggable providers, each with a noop or in-memory default. Your CI/CD reports what it did through the API.

Which model providers can an Agent use?

The openai and claude-mcp Runtimes call OpenAI and Anthropic. noop does nothing. vercel-ai, semantic-kernel and langgraph are registered but unsupported today, and an Invoke on them fails cleanly.

What happens if nobody answers an Approval gate?

The Process run waits with status awaiting_approval. It moves only when someone with write access approves (resume) or rejects (cancel) it.

Can Agents run on AWS or Azure?

Not yet. Container Runtimes for AWS ECS and Azure Container Apps jobs exist as a seam in the code but have not run on a cloud. Cross-cloud agents are on the roadmap.

Is there a mobile or desktop app to download?

Not from this site. The mobile app’s builds go to TestFlight through a manual workflow, and the desktop app has no public download.

Is there billing?

No. The plans page shows sample pricing only; use the contact form to ask about access.

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