AI providers
Connect the AI subscription or API key that Astro uses, and share it with your team.
Astro runs on an AI provider that you connect. You can use a subscription you already pay for, or an API key. About 2 minutes.
Settings → AI ProviderSubscription or API key
| Subscription | API key | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Your Claude, ChatGPT, or Google plan | A key from the provider's developer console |
| What you pay | Nothing extra. It uses your plan's allowance. | The provider bills you for each use. |
| Where the work runs | On your machine, through Companion | On FounderHQ's servers |
Most people start with a subscription and Companion. An API key is the simpler choice when you do not want to keep an app running.
Providers you can connect
| Provider | Kind | Makes images |
|---|---|---|
| Claude subscription (Pro or Max) | Subscription | No |
| ChatGPT subscription (Plus or Pro) | Subscription | Yes |
| Google Antigravity subscription (beta) | Subscription | Yes |
| Anthropic | API key | No |
| OpenAI | API key | Yes |
| Google Gemini (beta) | API key | Yes |
Image generation in FounderHQ needs one of the providers marked Yes.
Connect a subscription
- Open Settings → AI Provider.
- Press Connect with Claude, Connect with ChatGPT, or Connect with Google.
- Approve the connection in the tab that opens. ChatGPT shows a code for you to enter there.
- Come back to FounderHQ.
A subscription also needs a paired Companion to run on.
Connect an API key
- Create a key in the provider's developer console. The provider card links to it.
- Paste the key into the card and save.
Verify
The provider shows Connected. Press Test to check that it answers. Then ask Astro something in any product.
Manage your providers
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Set as default | Astro uses this provider first. |
| Active switch | Pauses a provider without removing it. |
| Test | Sends a small request to check the connection. |
| Remove | Disconnects it. |
Reconnect on a provider means its sign-in expired. Connect it again.
Share AI with your team
A provider belongs to the person who connected it. Owners and admins can let the team share, in Settings → Organization, under Organization AI policy:
| Switch | What it allows |
|---|---|
| Shared AI credentials | A member with no provider of their own uses one connected by a teammate. |
| Shared companion devices | A member with no Companion of their own uses one paired by a teammate. |
Press Save changes after changing a switch.