FAQ
Quick answers to the questions that come up most.
Short answers. For pre-signup questions, the marketing FAQ covers pricing and positioning; this one is for people already building.
Does FlareCode keep my code?
Only as your agent's private, encrypted workspace — so your work survives an idle pause, a restart, or a project you haven't pushed to GitHub yet. We never resell it or train on it, and the snapshots are deleted when you destroy the agent. See Security model.
Will it push to my default branch?
Never. Agents only push to flarecode/task-<id> branches and open a Pull Request. You merge on your terms. (Auto-merge on green CI is an opt-in Pro feature, off by default.)
What does a task cost?
Depends on the task and model. A small fix on the bundled model might be cents; a big change on a frontier BYOK model more. Every task carries a hard cap and reports its cost in the app. See Costs and limits.
Can one agent work on several repos?
Yes — connect the repos, create projects for them, and run agents inside those projects. See Multi-repo projects.
Can I use my own model?
Yes. Bring an Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, OpenRouter, or custom OpenAI-compatible key under Settings → Model keys. See Choosing a model.
Do I pay for idle agents?
No. Idle agents are paused. You pay for active work and storage, not for an agent sitting still.
What happens if a task hits its cost cap?
The task is killed immediately, the failure log is posted, and the platform fee for that task is not charged. No PR opens. Raise the cap and retry.
Can I review and merge from my phone?
Yes. The agent opens a normal GitHub Pull Request, so GitHub mobile (and email/Slack notifications) work out of the box. See Notifications.
Is there an API?
Not today. The product surface is the app, with email and Slack notifications keeping you posted from anywhere. If you have an automation use case, email hello@flarecode.sh.
Something's broken — where do I look?
Start with Troubleshooting, then email support@flarecode.sh with your task ID. Bugs, feature requests, and the public roadmap live on the FlareCode GitHub repo — open an issue or join a discussion there.