Admin only. AI configuration can only be changed by workspace Admins. Go to Settings → AI to access these settings.
Why Bring Your Own Key?
Kansov uses a BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) model for AI. You connect your own API key from OpenAI or Google Gemini. This means:
- No credit limits — your usage is governed by your own API plan, not Kansov's
- Data stays between you and your provider — Kansov never stores your prompts or AI responses in a way that could be shared
- Provider choice — use OpenAI or Google Gemini based on your preference, compliance needs, or existing agreements
- Cost transparency — you see exactly what AI costs, directly in your provider's dashboard
Connecting Your API Key
- Go to Settings → AI
This tab is only visible to Admins and Owners.
- Select your provider
Choose OpenAI or Google Gemini. This determines which models are used for all AI features in your workspace.
- Paste your API key
Enter your API key in the field provided. The key is encrypted with AES-256-GCM before storage and never displayed in plain text after saving.
- Save and test
Click Save. Kansov will verify the key is valid by making a test API call. A green checkmark confirms a successful connection.
- Run the embedding backfill
After connecting your key for the first time, run the Embedding Backfill to generate embeddings for existing content. This enables semantic search and Similar Insights detection on your historical data.
AI Features and Required Capabilities
| Feature | What it does | API type |
|---|---|---|
| Similar Insights | Detects duplicate or related Insights at creation time | Embeddings |
| AI Discovery | Clusters Insights into themes automatically | Chat + Embeddings |
| Insights Copilot | Answers natural language questions over your Insights | Chat completion |
| Focus Panel | Generates an AI summary of a selected set of Insights | Chat completion |
| Thinking Partner | AI reasoning over your full product context | Chat completion |
| AI Prototypes | Generates UI mockups from natural language descriptions | Chat completion (GPT-4o recommended) |
| AI Scoring | AI-enhanced priority scoring for Ideas | Chat completion |
| Semantic Search | Finds conceptually related content across modules | Embeddings |
Your data is never used for training. Kansov sends your data to AI providers solely for real-time inference. Most major providers do not train on API data by default.