Settings and Admin
CAIPE separates configuration from platform operations:
- Settings opens as a dialog over the current page. It contains personal preferences and the small set of platform-wide preferences available to admins.
- Admin is a routed workspace for managing people, resources, integrations, operations, and security policy.
Open Settings from Profile picture → Settings. The Appearance shortcut in the application header opens the same dialog directly at Appearance. Closing the dialog returns you to the page where you opened it.
Settings map
Personal
- Appearance — theme, typography, and accent gradient.
- Chat & agents — per-surface default agents and conversation behavior.
- Notifications — personal release-note notifications.
- Account & access — your identity, platform role, and teams.
- Developer — debug preferences and session diagnostics.
Platform settings
Admins also see:
- Defaults — fallback agent for people without a personal choice.
- Announcements — platform-wide release announcements.
AI Review and access-before-sign-in policy remain in Admin → Security & Policy because they are governance and access-management workflows.
Admin map
Admin opens at Teams & Users → Users. Its category buttons disclose their destinations without navigating, allowing an administrator to choose the exact page before leaving the current one.
- Resources — agent configuration, Skill Hubs, service accounts, and credential administration.
- Teams & Users — users, teams, and identity sync.
- Integrations — Slack and Webex administration.
- Insights — statistics and feedback.
- Metrics & Health — operational metrics, health, and authorization insights.
- Security & Policy — access policy, AI Review, authorization tools, audits, identity health, and migrations.
Saving changes
Single-setting controls save when you interact with them:
- The control updates immediately.
- An inline status reports Saving, Saved, or an actionable error.
- Failed server-authoritative changes roll back and can be retried.
- Web, Slack, and Webex default-agent choices save independently.
Multi-field policy and access forms retain an explicit review/apply action.
Platform default agent
The platform default applies only when a person has not chosen a personal default. Choosing one makes that agent available to every signed-in user, so CAIPE explains the consequence and asks for confirmation before persisting it.
Resolution order:
- A person's default for the current surface.
- The persisted platform default.
- The
DEFAULT_AGENT_IDdeployment fallback. - No default agent; the user chooses an accessible agent.
If the configured agent is missing or no longer visible, Settings shows a warning. Choose another agent or remove the platform default.
Access control
- Any signed-in user can manage personal preferences and inspect their own account and access information.
- Only admins can see or change Platform settings.
- Admin View as remains read-only for operational and policy controls.
- Sensitive session and token values remain concealed until explicitly opened.