Customer-owned Mac
iMessage, desktop apps, local user context
Private capacity
Connect a private host only when the agent needs one.
Most app agents start with a server-side call to General Augment. Add your own Mac, VM, sandbox, private network, or provider adapter when the agent needs local state, private systems, code execution, or customer-owned capacity.
No private host required
Use General Augment directly from your app backend for in-app chat, product Q&A, memory, governed app API tools, approvals, traces, and app-owned scheduled workflows.
Private host useful
Add a connector when useful work depends on local apps, private network access, sandboxed code, internal systems, or customer-owned provider accounts.
Connector patterns
Private VM
Internal services, private files, process managers
Coding sandbox
Repo checkout, test runner, build tools
Private network
VPC, VPN, or internal API access
Provider adapter
Customer-owned provider keys, quotas, and usage controls
Expose governed actions, not raw access.
A connector should expose narrow capabilities with health checks, policy, approvals, redaction, audit, usage, and traces. Keep raw shell, local filesystem, full credentials, and unrestricted desktop access out of the default product surface.