---
title: "Studio Settings"
description: "Configure every aspect of Astonish through the Studio UI"
---

Access settings via the gear icon in Studio. The settings panel organizes configuration into the following sections.

## AI Providers

Add, edit, and remove AI provider configurations. Test connections to verify credentials. Select a default provider and model.

## MCP Servers

View, enable/disable, and configure MCP tool servers. Browse and install servers from the MCP Store. Edit JSON configuration directly when needed.

## Credentials

Manage the encrypted credential store. Add, test, and remove credentials. Supported types: API key, bearer token, basic auth, password, and OAuth.

## Chat

Configure the system prompt, max tool calls, max tools, auto-approve behavior, and workspace directory.

## Browser

Set headless mode, viewport size, Chrome path, proxy, remote CDP URL, and navigation timeout. Configure CloakBrowser fingerprinting settings.

## Channels

Enable and configure communication channels:
- **Telegram** — Bot token and allowed users.
- **Email** — IMAP/SMTP server settings and allowed senders.

## Sessions

Configure storage mode (memory or file), base directory, and compaction settings including threshold and preserve-recent count.

## Memory

Enable or disable memory. Set directories, configure the embedding provider (local, OpenAI, or Ollama), chunking parameters, and search thresholds.

## Sub-agents

Enable or disable delegation. Set max depth, concurrent agent count, and task timeout.

## Identity

Set the agent name, username, email, bio, website, locale, and timezone used for profile registrations.

## Skills

Enable or disable skills. Configure skill directories and manage the allowlist.

## Scheduler

Enable or disable the scheduler service for timed and recurring tasks.

## Daemon

Configure port, log directory, and auth settings (enable/disable authentication, session TTL).

## Taps

Manage extension repositories. Add, remove, and update taps for additional flows and tools.

## Flow Store

Browse and install flows from configured taps.

## Timezone

Set the system timezone used for timestamped interactions.
