Settings

All settings are changed in the app. This page lists what each one does.

Settings has six tabs: AI, Connections, Credentials, Workflow, Import & export and Log. The desktop app adds a seventh, About.

AI

Under Who does what.

Setting	Default
Understand model	none	Classifies incoming events.
Answer model	none	Writes replies and plans.
Code model	none	Makes approved changes.

Workflow

Setting	Default
Ask when unsure	0.6	Confidence (0 to 1) below which Relay asks instead of acting.
Daily token budget	0 (no limit)	Pauses work when reached.
Desktop notifications	Off	Alert you when something needs you, even when Relay is in the background.

Replying

At the top of Connections.

Setting	Default
Reply and react	Off	Whether anything is sent to Slack, Linear or ClickUp. The web chat always gets answers.

Slack

Under Connections.

Setting	Default
Connection	Your connection if Claude Code is signed in, else Relay’s own bot	Relay’s own bot (a Slack app, live) or your connection in Claude Code (checked on demand or on a schedule).
Check	On demand	With your connection: on demand, or every 5–60 minutes.
Wake word	relay	2–30 letters, digits, _ or -.
Who can approve in Slack	Nobody	Slack member IDs (U…) who can approve from Slack. Up to 50. Shown with Relay’s own bot.

Linear and ClickUp

Under Connections.

Setting	Default
Connection	Off	Off, your connection in Claude Code, or Relay’s own account. Ticking it in setup picks your connection when Claude Code is signed in.
Check	On demand	With your connection: on demand, or every 5–60 minutes.
Hand-off label	agent	Adding it hands a ticket to Relay.
Hand-off statuses	Ready for agent	Moving a ticket here hands it to Relay.
Started status	In Progress	Where a handed-off ticket moves when Relay starts. Empty leaves it alone.
Done status	In Review	Where it moves when Relay finishes. Empty leaves it alone.

Through your own connections

Setting	Default
@mentions	On	Pick up messages that @mention you.
Direct messages	On	Pick up DMs and group DMs.
Threads	On	Pick up replies in threads you’re in.
Assigned tickets	On	Pick up tickets assigned to you.
Reply without asking	Off	Post replies to these without waiting for your OK.

About

In the desktop app only.

Version	The version you’re running.
Updates	When Relay last checked, and Check for updates to check now. Once an update has downloaded, Restart to update installs it.