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set up solstone

your private agentic partner — sol

solstone runs on your machine.

your observers, your journal, and sol, all right here — no services needed. sol pbc offers a few optional services (like setting up a Gemini key for you or reaching your phone when sol has something to surface). turn them on if they help. turn them off whenever you want. or never.

who are you?

optional — just helps sol know what to call you.

full name

preferred name

set up Gemini for sol

the sol agent curates your journal and is powered by ai. you can skip this and set it up later in settings, either a hosted provider or the bundled Local provider.

a hosted provider key is the recommended way to start. running a capable model locally is a real, supported goal, but it needs capable hardware and a model with strong "thinking" support. it isn't the default daily experience yet. how to power sol →

the fastest start is a Gemini key; enter it below. note this is a developer api key from Google AI Studio (aistudio.google.com) — not a gemini.google.com chat account. you can tune how much automated processing runs in settings.

if you're a scout for solstone you can enter the key provided here, or apply to get a key for testing at scouts.solstone.app

prefer Claude or OpenAI? add a developer key in settings → API keys: Claude from console.anthropic.com (not the claude.ai chat signup), OpenAI from platform.openai.com (not chatgpt.com).

curious what leaves your machine and what doesn't? see what solstone sends.

no key to copy. opens your services in a browser — sol pbc sets up a Gemini key on your behalf and sends it back to this machine.

Gemini API key

to maximize privacy with Google, use a key tied to a billing account — Google Terms

your observed media (raw audio and screencast files)

by default, solstone retains your observed media so you can access it again later. you can also expire originals after a number of days, or delete them as soon as they're processed. recording-consent laws may apply in your jurisdiction.

always keep observed media keep for a set number of days

days

delete observed media after processing