Sign in to BoltAI for Windows

BoltAI for Windows needs a BoltAI account. Your account keeps your chats, projects and AI providers on every device where you sign in.

Create an account or sign in

1. Open BoltAI and click Get Started.
2. Choose Sign Up to create an account, or Sign In if you already have one.
3. Enter your Email and Password. For a new account, enter the password again in Confirm Password.
4. Click Create Account or Sign In.

For a new account, BoltAI emails you a 6-digit code. Enter it in Check Your Email and click Verify Email.

Sign in with Apple or Google

1. Click Continue with Apple or Continue with Google.
2. Finish signing in in your browser. If the browser asks to open BoltAI, allow it.

BoltAI comes back signed in. To stop, click Cancel in BoltAI.

Sign in with a code instead of your password

1. Click Sign In and enter your email.
2. Click Email me a sign-in code.
3. Enter the 6-digit code from the email and click Sign In.

No email? Click Resend.

If you forgot your password

1. Click Sign In, enter your email, and click Forgot password?.
2. Enter the 6-digit code from the email and click Sign In.
3. Open Settings › Account (Ctrl+,) and click Change Password… to choose a new one.

Finish setting up

After you sign in, BoltAI walks you through a few steps:

1. Connect a Provider. Click a provider such as OpenAI or Anthropic, paste your API key and click Next. Pick a Default model and click Add Provider, then Continue. No API key? Choose Ollama to use models running on this PC. See Add an AI provider and Local models.
2. Help Improve BoltAI. Choose whether to Share Crash Reports, then click Continue. See Privacy and your data.
3. Install Starter Pack. BoltAI adds prompt templates and agents to your account. Click Continue. You'll find them under Prompts and Agents in the message box. See Agents and prompts.
4. You're All Set! Click Send Your First Message.

You can skip the provider and add one later in Settings › AI Providers.

Choose where your chats are kept

Your chats are kept in BoltAI Cloud and sync across your devices. To keep chats on this PC only:

1. Open Settings › Account (Ctrl+,).
2. Under Chat Storage, click Change….
3. Choose This Device, then click Use This Device.

Switching doesn't move or delete chats. The chats in the other place are hidden until you switch back. To see what syncs, see Privacy and your data.

Manage your account

Open Settings › Account:

• Edit Profile changes your name and photo.
• Change Password… sets a new password.
• Manage Account opens your account on the BoltAI website.
• Sign Out signs you out of BoltAI on this PC.

Turn on two-factor authentication

1. Open Settings › Security.
2. Next to Sign-in & Security, click Manage….
3. Click Authenticator app, turn it on, and follow the steps.

Once it's on, BoltAI asks for the code from your authenticator app when you sign in.