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You don’t need your own AI provider: AI is included with your plan. If you already pay for an OpenAI or Anthropic subscription and would rather Iron Octopus used it, you can connect it. Each person connects their own subscription. It isn’t shared with the rest of the workspace.

What you can connect

What changes when you connect

  • Iron Octopus makes your subscription available to compatible AI workers, for work done on your behalf.
  • That usage counts against your subscription, under your agreement with the provider, and the provider’s own limits apply. It’s billed by the provider, not by Iron Octopus.
  • Your content goes to that provider under your agreement with them.
  • Iron Octopus stores only the access details needed to connect, encrypted.

Connect OpenAI

1

Open Models

Go to Workspace settings › Models, and find User Subscription Authentication.
2

Start authorization

Click Connect OpenAI. Iron Octopus shows a one-time code.
3

Approve it with OpenAI

Click Open authorization page, sign in to OpenAI, and enter the code. Back in Iron Octopus, the page shows Waiting for authorization… until you finish.
4

Done

The page confirms OpenAI subscription connected for Codex and Pi runtimes.

Connect Anthropic

1

Open Models

Go to Workspace settings › Models, and find Anthropic (Claude Pro/Max).
2

Approve access

Click Connect Anthropic, then Open Anthropic authorization, and approve access in your browser.
3

Paste the code

Copy the authorization code, or the final address your browser shows, into Paste authorization code or redirect URL, then click Complete connection.
4

Done

The page confirms Anthropic subscription connected for the Pi runtime.

Refresh or disconnect

Each connected subscription shows its account and status.
  • Refresh renews the connection without signing in again. Use it if work using your subscription starts failing.
  • Reconnect signs in again, for example after you change your password with the provider.
  • Disconnect stops Iron Octopus using your subscription. Work goes back to included AI.

If something goes wrong