DAEMON AI Cloud

Hosted DAEMON AI for paid users and eligible holders, with BYOK mode preserved for local builders.

Overview#

DAEMON AI Cloud is the hosted layer behind DAEMON AI. The desktop app calls the cloud service for entitled hosted usage, while free users can keep working locally with bring-your-own-key providers.

Desktop app

Editor, terminal, git, wallet context, DAEMON AI panel, local tool approval, and project context.

Cloud service

JWT verification, entitlement checks, usage metering, model routing, provider calls, and premium assets.

Hosted Lanes#

Lane	Minimum plan	Use
Standard	Pro	Project-aware chat, standard hosted calls, and normal workflow help
Reasoning	Operator	Architecture, deeper debugging, larger context, and heavier agent planning
Premium	Ultra	Highest-priority models and expensive automation paths

Production Readiness#

Set DAEMON_AI_API_BASE to the production cloud URL.
Set the same DAEMON_AI_JWT_SECRET on the landing app and cloud service.
Run pnpm run test:daemon-ai:live with real Pro, Operator, and Ultra wallet-issued JWTs.
Confirm Pro blocks premium lanes, Operator unlocks reasoning, and Ultra unlocks premium against the deployed service.
Attach persistent cloud storage and set DAEMON_AI_CLOUD_DB_PATH to that disk path.
Keep provider keys, premium prompts, and paid workflow assets on the server side.

Live smoke

$env:DAEMON_AI_API_BASE="https://your-production-daemon-ai-cloud"
$env:DAEMON_PRO_JWT="real-pro-or-holder-jwt"
$env:DAEMON_OPERATOR_JWT="real-operator-jwt"
$env:DAEMON_ULTRA_JWT="real-ultra-jwt"
pnpm run test:daemon-ai:live

DAEMON should not move from v4 RC to final until production cloud URL, real JWT lanes, and persistent storage are confirmed.

Daemon Pro & Arena

Pricing & Subscriptions