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# Cloud

## Edge Cloud

Edge Cloud is rootAI's free inference tier. No API key, no provider setup, no install. Log in once with a wallet or Google and start chatting.

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**Edge Cloud is hosted by rootAI.** It gives you a ready-to-use rootAI chat without pasting an API key. There is a daily cap per user so the tier stays available for everyone.
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### How it works

When you log in, the Cloud panel gives you two modes:

| Mode        | What it is                                                               | Best for                                                                                         |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Cirrus**  | rootAI's default cloud agent runtime. It is auto-connected.              | Research, live market questions, MCP-powered reads, news, odds, prices, and multi-tool analysis. |
| **Stratus** | Native Edge Cloud chat. Connect it when you want to pick a hosted model. | Fast everyday chat, model selection, and Base actions through the classic rootAI flow.           |

Cirrus is the default. Stratus is optional: when Stratus is disconnected, the Cloud panel shows `Native`; when you connect Stratus, that line becomes the model picker.

### Setup

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**Log in**

Click the **Login** pill at the top right of the dashboard. Pick a wallet (any Privy-supported wallet,MetaMask, Rabby, Coinbase Wallet, Trust, WalletConnect, hardware) or sign in with Google. Google users get a Privy-embedded Base wallet automatically.
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**Open the Cloud panel**

From the left sidebar, click **cloud**. You'll see **Cirrus** and **Stratus**.
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**Use Cirrus**

Cirrus is auto-connected. Open the **rootAI** panel and ask your question.
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**Optional: connect Stratus**

Click **Connect** on Stratus if you want the native Edge Cloud route. Once connected, the `Native` line turns into a model picker. 
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**Chat**

Open the **rootAI** panel and ask. The tier badge in the panel header shows `cloud`. Every Edge Cloud message has access to the same curated MCP tools as BYOK chat (news, prices, polymarket, dex, hyperliquid, etc.).
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### Edge Cloud vs BYOK

|                      | Edge Cloud                             | BYOK                           |
| -------------------- | -------------------------------------- | ------------------------------ |
| Setup                | Log in                                 | Paste your provider key        |
| Cost to you          | Free                                   | Whatever your provider charges |
| Daily message cap    | Yes (per user)                         | No                             |
| Model choice         | Stratus includes a hosted model picker | Depends on your provider key   |
| Tool catalog         | Curated (most-used tools)              | Full catalog (every MCP tool)  |
| Aeon deep research   | ❌                                      | ✅ (OpenRouter only)            |
| Custom system prompt | ❌                                      | ✅                              |

### Troubleshooting

| Symptom                                          | Fix                                                                           |
| ------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `Log in to use the Edge Cloud tier`              | Click the wallet pill, sign in with a wallet or Google.                       |
| Empty response, send button re-enabled, no error | Hard refresh, likely a stale browser bundle from a previous deploy.           |
| `Edge Cloud is full for today`                   | You hit your daily cap. Either wait for UTC midnight reset or switch to BYOK. |
| Stratus model unavailable                        | Pick another Stratus model, or switch back to Cirrus.                         |


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