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url: /relyai-acellemail/configuration.md
description: >-
  A guided first-run setup for RelyAI in AcelleMail — connect an engine, turn on
  the feature flags you want, set quotas and brand voice, and see where AI shows
  up.
---

# Configuration

With RelyAI installed and licensed, this page walks you through first-run configuration in the order
that makes sense: connect an engine, choose which capabilities to switch on, set your cost caps and
brand voice, and learn where AI appears for your team and customers. Everything lives under the
**RelyAI** group in the AcelleMail sidebar, and every setting is reversible.

For a field-by-field reference of every tab, see the [Settings reference](/relyai-acellemail/settings).

## Connect an engine first

Nothing responds until you connect an AI **engine** — a provider plus model. Open **RelyAI →
Settings → Engines & Keys**, add your OpenAI, Anthropic or Ollama engine, run **Test Connection**,
and set one as **Default**. You can add several engines and switch the default at any time. The full
provider-by-provider steps live in [Connect an engine](/relyai-acellemail/guides/connect-an-engine).

![The Engines & Keys settings tab](/relyai-acellemail/img/relyai-configuration-engines.png)
*RelyAI → Settings → Engines & Keys*

## Turn on the features you want

Every AI capability is an on/off switch on **RelyAI → Settings → Feature Flags**. Some ship on (the
support chatbox, universal rewrite, subject A/B generator, the observability dashboards); more
powerful ones ship off so you opt in deliberately — the action-taking **Agent chat**, the automation
and campaign tools, and the four coaches. Enable only what your team needs today; you can always turn
more on later. See [Feature flags and permissions](/relyai-acellemail/guides/feature-flags-and-permissions)
for what each switch does and who it affects.

## Set quotas, limits and brand voice

Two more tabs shape how AI behaves:

* **Quotas & Limits** — per-task rate caps and an optional per-customer daily cap keep costs and
  provider usage in check. See [Quotas, limits and credits](/relyai-acellemail/guides/quotas-limits-and-credits).
* **Brand Voice** and **Appearance** — set your global tone, forbidden words and voice sample, and
  choose the chatbox launcher position, theme and glyph. See
  [Brand voice and appearance](/relyai-acellemail/guides/brand-voice-and-appearance).

## Where AI shows up

Once configured, AI appears throughout AcelleMail: the **chatbox** bubble in the bottom-right, the
sparkle (✦) **rewrite** popover on selected text, a **Suggest** button beside the campaign subject
field, **coach** chips on the relevant pages, and "AI Assist" pills where the agent can act. On the
admin side, the **Usage Dashboard**, **Conversations**, **Audit Viewer**, **Feedback** and
**Self-Improve** surfaces record and review every AI action.

## Related pages

* [Installation](/relyai-acellemail/installation)
* [Settings reference](/relyai-acellemail/settings)
* [Connect an engine](/relyai-acellemail/guides/connect-an-engine)
* [Feature flags and permissions](/relyai-acellemail/guides/feature-flags-and-permissions)
* [Quotas, limits and credits](/relyai-acellemail/guides/quotas-limits-and-credits)
* [Brand voice and appearance](/relyai-acellemail/guides/brand-voice-and-appearance)