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

# CowAgent Cloud

> Run a dedicated CowAgent instance in the cloud with no server or API key: built-in model service, online 24/7, and the same features as a local install.

If you'd rather not set up a server or collect model keys, you can run CowAgent in the cloud. Each cloud instance is a complete CowAgent built from the same open-source code as the source install and the desktop client, so the Web console, skills, memory and channels work exactly the same way.

## Highlights

* **Dedicated instance**: each instance runs in its own isolated environment, with its own workspace, memory and skills.
* **Built-in models**: the [CowAgent model service](https://docs.cowagent.ai/models/cowagent.md) is already connected, so chat, vision, image generation, speech, embeddings and web search work without an API key of your own. You can switch to any other provider under "Model Management".
* **Always online**: runs 24/7, so scheduled tasks and channel messages keep going after you turn off your computer.

## Getting Started

1. Sign in at [cloud.cowagent.ai](https://cloud.cowagent.ai). Users in mainland China can use [cloud.cowagent.cn](https://cloud.cowagent.cn), which supports phone sign-in. The two sites have separate accounts.
2. Choose a plan, then create an instance on the "Instances" page.
3. Click "Open" to enter the instance's Web console, where you can start chatting, connect channels such as Telegram or Slack, and install skills.

## Which One to Choose

| | Source install | Desktop client | CowAgent Cloud |
| - | - | - | - |
| Runs on | Your computer or server | Your computer | A dedicated cloud instance |
| Models | Configure your own | Configure your own | Built in, or configure your own |
| Availability | Depends on the machine | While your computer is on | 24/7 |
| Best for | Customization and full control | Personal local use | No maintenance, always online |

You can combine them: use the desktop client for everyday work on your computer, and keep an always-online assistant in the cloud for your chat channels.


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