# Ardor Docs ## Docs - [Product Updates](https://docs.ardor.cloud/changelog/overview.md): New updates and improvements - [Welcome!](https://docs.ardor.cloud/introduction.md): Build, deploy and iterate on powerful agentic apps fast using natural language with Ardor Cloud - [Philosophy](https://docs.ardor.cloud/philosophy.md): Our philosophy - all software should be agentic and build in minutes. - [About Console](https://docs.ardor.cloud/platform/about-console.md): The Ardor Cloud Console is the central interface for managing your solutions, datasets, models, and related resources. It provides a structured environment for users to build, deploy, and maintain any type of application - from web apps to AI-powered agents. - [Agent](https://docs.ardor.cloud/platform/copilot.md): Cerebrum is your AI copilot that helps you build, deploy, and operate any software using natural language. From idea to production in minutes - whether it's a web app, API, or AI-powered agent. - [Model Selection](https://docs.ardor.cloud/platform/copilot/models.md): Choose the right AI model for your needs. Cerebrum supports multiple providers with different capabilities and tier availability. - [Context Summarization](https://docs.ardor.cloud/platform/copilot/summarization.md): How Cerebrum manages conversation context to maintain coherence across long development sessions. - [GitHub Integration](https://docs.ardor.cloud/platform/github-integration.md): Connect Ardor to GitHub for external collaboration, local development, and automatic deployments. - [Managing Your Team](https://docs.ardor.cloud/platform/platform-add-your-teamates.md): Learn how to add and manage team members in Ardor - [Canvas](https://docs.ardor.cloud/platform/platform-canvas.md): The Canvas is the core interface for designing, configuring, and deploying applications within Ardor Cloud. It provides a visual environment where users can build any software - from web apps to AI agents - by defining architecture, connecting services, and managing operational settings. - [Manage Your Account](https://docs.ardor.cloud/platform/platform-manage-your-account.md): The Account Settings page allows users to manage their personal information, login credentials, and account-related settings within Ardor's workspace. This section provides an overview of the available features and functionalities. - [Service](https://docs.ardor.cloud/platform/platform-service.md): A Service in Ardor Cloud represents a containerized application with its source code, configuration, and runtime settings. Services can be created from Docker images, GitHub repositories, or built from scratch, providing flexibility for different development workflows. - [Deployments](https://docs.ardor.cloud/platform/service-deployments.md): Understand how Ardor builds and deploys your services — from code to running container in production. - [Docker Image Deployment](https://docs.ardor.cloud/platform/service-docker.md): Deploy containerized applications from Docker Hub instantly. No build required — just specify an image and Ardor handles the rest. - [Empty Service](https://docs.ardor.cloud/platform/service-empty.md): Start with a blank project and build your service from scratch. Full control over your codebase, Dockerfile, and development workflow. - [Environments](https://docs.ardor.cloud/platform/service-environments.md): Create isolated environments for development, staging, production, and anything else you need. Each environment is independent with its own services and configuration. - [Logging](https://docs.ardor.cloud/platform/service-logging.md): Monitor, debug, and understand your services with build logs, runtime logs, and dev container logs. - [Networking](https://docs.ardor.cloud/platform/service-networking.md): Connect your services together, configure ports, and control public vs private access. - [Variables & Secrets](https://docs.ardor.cloud/platform/variables-and-secrets.md): Configure your services with environment variables and securely store sensitive data like API keys, passwords, and tokens. - [Credit Grants](https://docs.ardor.cloud/pricing/ardor-credit.md): Understanding Ardor's credit grants system - plan credits, promotional grants, and program-based grants with usage prioritization - [Metered Usage and Billing](https://docs.ardor.cloud/pricing/metered-usage-and-billing.md): Ardor's pricing is based on a metered usage model, ensuring that you only pay for the actual runtime of your AI Agents. When an AI Agent is not in use, no charges apply, making the platform cost-efficient and scalable. - [Pricing and Billing Overview](https://docs.ardor.cloud/pricing/pricing-introduction.md): Ardor provides a transparent, credit-based pricing model with both subscription plans and pay-as-you-go resource consumption. Credits serve as a unified currency covering Copilot actions and infrastructure resources. - [What Counts as a Request?](https://docs.ardor.cloud/pricing/what-counts-as-request.md): Understanding billable actions in Ardor Copilot - which actions count as requests and consume credits versus free interactions that don't trigger billing. ## OpenAPI Specs - [openapi](https://docs.ardor.cloud/api-reference/openapi.json)