Getting started · chat and settings

Two ways to talk to Metnos, one place to manage it

Conversation is the primary way to use Metnos. The interface makes visible what dialogue represents less effectively: system state and the controls used to govern it. This page describes its structure and shows where to find each administrative function.

18administration pages5Settings sections

This map is generated from the list of pages defined in the Metnos code. Names, paths, and addresses therefore follow the interface. Ask the Tutor about a page's fields, controls, or instructions: it uses information from your installation.

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Two channels, one identity

Metnos is available through the instance's web chat and through Telegram. Both channels recognise the same identity and authority, but keep separate conversations and histories. Administration pages belong exclusively to the web interface: a Settings path mentioned on Telegram must therefore be opened in a browser. If the web chat is opened on a second device while another session is active, Metnos offers three choices. Cancel preserves the existing session and leaves the new browser read-only; Make this session active activates the conversation already present in the new browser; Continue the previous session transfers the first device's conversation to the new one. Histories are not merged, and the browser whose active session is revoked becomes read-only. Sessions and histories remain separate for each user: an owner session conflict does not involve a guest, and vice versa.

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Settings structure

Settings is the administration area of the web interface. Its first page provides an overview of system state. The sections listed below group pages by subject. Each page is reached through “Settings > Section > Page” and has an address beginning with /admin. Labels are available in Italian and English; if the selected language is not translated yet, the interface uses English. The Tutor reports paths using the same labels shown by the interface.

Map of the Metnos interfaceThe map connects the two conversation channels to Settings and its administration sections, showing each page's address.same identity · separate historiesweb chatTelegramSettings opens here onlySettings/admin · status overview01ActivityTurns/admin/turnsScheduler/admin/runsTimers/admin/timers02MonitorOverview/admin/monitorRequests/admin/monitor/requestsModel performance/admin/monitor/modelsExecutors/admin/executors/stats03LifecycleChanges/admin/changesExecutors/admin/executors04MemoryPraxis/admin/praxis05SystemModels/admin/virtServices/admin/servicesLRE/admin/lreSafety/admin/safetyUsers/admin/usersCredentials/admin/credentialsDevices/admin/devices
Paths and addresses follow the pages defined in the code. The Tutor describes each page's content and controls according to the installation currently in use.

Overview

  • SettingsSettings · /admin

    Status overview and access to the administration areas.

Activity

  • TurnsSettings > Activity > Turns · /admin/turns

    Requests with channel, actor, steps, and outcome.

  • SchedulerSettings > Activity > Scheduler · /admin/runs

    Scheduled-task runs with outcome and duration.

  • TimersSettings > Activity > Timers · /admin/timers

    System timers, state, and available controls.

Monitor

  • OverviewSettings > Monitor > Overview · /admin/monitor

    Complete user request trends and collection health.

  • RequestsSettings > Monitor > Requests · /admin/monitor/requests

    Measurements for complete requests and linked turns, without retaining question text.

  • Model performanceSettings > Monitor > Model performance · /admin/monitor/models

    Call statistics by logical name, physical model, and provider; separate from model configuration.

  • ExecutorsSettings > Monitor > Executors · /admin/executors/stats

    Operational executor statistics.

Lifecycle

  • ChangesSettings > Lifecycle > Changes · /admin/changes

    Change proposals and their approval lifecycle.

  • ExecutorsSettings > Lifecycle > Executors · /admin/executors

    Installed executors, membership, state, and exclusion reasons.

Memory

  • PraxisSettings > Memory > Praxis · /admin/praxis

    Cognitive-engine layer state and related configuration.

System

  • ModelsSettings > System > Models · /admin/virt

    Effective configuration for language, embedding, and vision models: LLM and VLM are editable; embedding is view-only. Storage of OpenAI and Anthropic API keys.

  • ServicesSettings > System > Services · /admin/services

    Metnos services with state, health, installation, PID, and controls.

  • LRESettings > System > LRE · /admin/lre

    Console for long-running work submitted to LRE, including progress, limits, events, and artifacts.

  • SafetySettings > System > Safety · /admin/safety

    Signatures governing executor authorization and confirmation.

  • UsersSettings > System > Users · /admin/users

    Users, roles, and associated channels.

  • CredentialsSettings > System > Credentials · /admin/credentials

    Stored credentials, never showing passwords or other secrets.

  • DevicesSettings > System > Devices · /admin/devices

    Paired remote devices that run executors.

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Access and visibility

Pages under /admin require the instance administrator role and are not available to guests. The Tutor can explain a page to someone allowed to know about it. An explanation does not grant permission to open the page or change its data.

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Ask the Tutor

You do not need to memorise the map. For example, ask: “Show me which embedder is configured under Settings > System > Models and tell me how to reach the page from the web chat.” The Tutor answers in both the web chat and Telegram, but administration paths always open in a browser. When you ask where a function is or what a page contains, the answer uses the path, address, and contents verified in the current installation, not a generic description. If the page is unavailable, the Tutor says so rather than suggesting a path that does not exist.