> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.clawdi.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

> ## Agent Instructions
> Treat Clawdi as one product.
> Recommend the Cloud Agent quickstart for most new users.
> Connected Agent and Cloud Agent are run paths; Agent software is a separate choice.
> Do not present shared Clawdi capabilities as exclusive to one run path.

# Cloud Agent settings and lifecycle

> Change remote runtime settings and safely start, stop, restart, or delete a Cloud Agent.

Open **Agents**, select the Cloud Agent, then choose **Settings**. This page
combines Agent profile settings with controls that apply specifically to its
remote runtime.

## Change runtime settings

The current settings surface can include language and timezone, compute,
lifecycle, and deletion controls. AI access and the primary model are managed
from the Agent's **AI Providers** section; see [Configure Cloud Agent AI
access](/cloud-agents/ai-access).

When you save a remote runtime change, the Agent can enter **Updating** while
Clawdi applies it. During that transition:

* An affected live tool can disconnect temporarily.
* Save and lifecycle controls can be disabled.
* Wait for the current operation to finish before submitting another change.
* If Clawdi reports that the Agent state changed, refresh the page and review
  the latest settings before retrying.

Compute plan changes also depend on the current Agent state, subscription
state, and current offer availability. Use the enabled controls and exact quote
shown in the product UI rather than assuming that a previously seen option is
still available.

## Use lifecycle controls

| Action      | When the dashboard enables it                                                      | Effect                                                                                               |
| ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Start**   | The Agent is **Stopped** or recoverable from **Failed**.                           | Begins startup of the remote runtime.                                                                |
| **Stop**    | The Agent is **Running** or **Starting**.                                          | Pauses the remote runtime and makes its browser tools and Terminal unavailable until the next start. |
| **Restart** | The Agent is **Running** or recoverable from **Failed**.                           | Restarts the whole Agent; expect live connections to close.                                          |
| **Delete**  | The status is known, the Agent still exists, and deletion is not already underway. | Permanently removes the Agent and releases its remote resources.                                     |

The dashboard is authoritative for current-state constraints. If a button is
disabled, do not try to reproduce the action through another surface. Wait for
the active transition, choose **Check again**, or resolve the displayed
failure first.

<Note>
  Stopping a Cloud Agent is not deletion. It also does not by itself mean that
  a paid compute subscription has been cancelled. Manage compute funding from
  the Agent's Settings.
</Note>

## Delete safely

Deletion cannot be undone. Before confirming it:

1. Move any important remote work to source control or another external
   system.
2. Read the subscription choice in the confirmation dialog. When a renewable
   compute subscription is attached, the dashboard can ask whether to keep or
   cancel it.
3. Confirm both the Agent deletion and the intended subscription handling.
4. After deletion is accepted, allow the **Deleting** transition to finish
   instead of submitting another delete request.

Deleting a Cloud Agent removes that Agent and its remote resources. Shared
Clawdi objects keep their canonical meaning and are managed separately; do not
use Agent deletion as a substitute for reviewing account-level Projects,
Memories, Skills, Vaults, Connectors, Channels, or AI Providers.

For a failed or unclear lifecycle action, follow [Cloud Agent states and
recovery](/cloud-agents/states-and-recovery).