Ambient's user-facing products are the web app at app.ambient.xyz and the Ambient Desktop application.
The web app#
Sign in at app.ambient.xyz. The sidebar gives you chat plus the account surfaces: API Keys, Usage, Team, Drops, Billing, Docs, and Support.
Chat, Thinking, and Research#
New Chat opens a conversation with the network model; the input is labeled "Ask Ambient…". A drop-down next to the chat header switches modes. Chat gives instant conversational responses. Thinking takes longer and aims for more considered answers. Research engages wider retrieval and returns detailed, citation-rich responses; use it for literature reviews and background reports.
API keys#
The API Keys page shows the API base URL and lets you create keys. Each key is a secret: treat it like a password, create separate keys per project, and replace any key that leaks. The page includes cURL, JavaScript, and Python snippets ready to copy. From there, head to Get started to make your first request.
Usage, teams, and Drops#
Usage charts prompt tokens, completion tokens, and request counts, filterable by timeframe and per key. Team manages members, roles, and invitations; you can run multiple teams and switch between them. Drops issues testnet tokens for experimentation. They have no monetary value and cannot be traded or withdrawn.
Billing and credits#
The Billing page shows your available credits and current token pricing. Purchase credits to fund API usage; auto-top-up, where available, buys more when your balance runs low.
Ambient Desktop#
Ambient Desktop is a local-first agentic workstation for macOS, Windows, and Linux, open source under MIT and currently in Developer Preview. Agents operate on your real files, terminals, and source control; every action surfaces evidence you can inspect, and inference comes from the Ambient network.
Start with the Ambient Desktop overview, then Install Ambient Desktop for downloads and per-platform install caveats, and the quickstart for the first-run Welcome Folder flow. After that, move on to the feature surfaces:
- Project Board: goals become durable plans, task cards, and review loops
- Durable goals: long-running work that survives restarts
- Symphony: parent/child agent orchestration (in development)
- Workflow Recorder: record a task once, re-run it as a callable workflow (in development)
- Provider routing: preference-ordered providers with visible fallback evidence
- Remote control: drive a running desktop from Telegram, approval-gated
Keep going#
- Get started shows how to call the API with your new key.
- Learn explains how verification works under the hood.