# Plugins and FeatherCloud

> Install and configure FeatherPanel plugins, connect Mythic Cloud for the marketplace and Premium, manage translation files, and set up the AI agent provider.

Source: https://featherpanel.com/docs/admin/plugins-and-cloud/

## Plugins

Plugins (System group, `admin.plugins.view`) lists installed plugins with version, author, status and any issues, such
as a missing dependency or a required config value. Install a plugin by:

- **Upload Plugin (.fpa)**, a packaged plugin file,
- **Install URL**, a direct link to a `.fpa` file (the panel warns about URLs outside the official repository), or
- **Store**, the official plugin store.

Check Updates looks for new releases and Update All installs them.

Open a plugin to see:

| Tab | Use |
| --- | --- |
| Overview | Version, author, status, Resync Assets. |
| Settings | Values from the plugin's config schema, with required fields marked. |
| Visibility | Hide the plugin's sidebar items, routes, public pages, widgets and UI pack entries without editing files. |
| Spells | Allow-list of spells where the plugin shows in the server sidebar. Empty means every spell. |

To write plugins, start at [Plugin development](https://featherpanel.com/docs/plugins).

## Cloud Connections

Cloud Connections (`admin.root`) links the panel to Mythic Cloud. Connect Mythic Cloud opens an authorization screen
listing what the panel will and will not be able to do. After you authorize, panel accounts are matched to Mythic team
members by e-mail, so no one types a Mythic user ID. The page shows the team, credits, Premium status and last sync,
with Sync now, Re-connect and Disconnect. Disconnect removes the link and its keys completely. Cloud features are off on
demo instances.

With a connection you get:

- **Marketplace:** spells and translations from FeatherCloud.
- **Report an Issue** and **Suggest a New Thing**, sent with details about your panel.
- **FeatherPanel Premium:** rename the AI assistant and change its picture, edit the sidebar, hide "Powered by
  FeatherPanel" and hide the panel version. Premium is read from your Mythic team's subscription.

## Translations

Translations (`admin.root`) manages language files by ISO 639-1 code (`en`, `de`, `fr`). Create, upload or edit a
file, import the default English strings as a starting point, or install community translations. A missing key falls
back to English and then to the built-in frontend strings.

## AI agent

FeatherCloud AI Agent (Settings group) configures the in-panel assistant:

| Setting | Notes |
| --- | --- |
| `chatbot_enabled` | Off by default. Turns the assistant on for all users. |
| `chatbot_ai_provider` | `basic` (keyword answers, no key), `google_gemini`, `openrouter`, `openai`, `ollama`, `grok`, `perplexity`. |
| API key, model, base URL | Per provider. `chatbot_openai_base_url` lets you point at an OpenAI-compatible server, `chatbot_ollama_base_url` at a local Ollama. |
| `chatbot_temperature` | 0.0 is focused, 1.0 is creative. |
| `chatbot_max_tokens` | 1 to 8192 tokens per reply. |
| `chatbot_max_history` | 1 to 50 previous messages kept in context. |
| `chatbot_system_prompt`, `chatbot_user_prompt` | Custom prompts. |

The assistant can act on a user's servers through tools that check the same subuser permissions as the normal API:
power actions, files, backups, databases, schedules, allocations, subdomains and knowledge base search.

## Frequently asked questions

### How do I install a plugin?

Admin area, Plugins. Upload a .fpa file, install from a URL, or pick one from the Store. Only install plugins from sources you trust, because plugins run code on your panel.

### Do I need Mythic Cloud?

No. It is optional. You need it for the marketplace, Premium, and reporting issues or ideas from the panel.

### Which AI providers does the AI agent support?

A basic keyword-based provider that needs no key, Google Gemini, OpenRouter, OpenAI or a compatible API, Ollama, Grok and Perplexity.